YONKERS (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A magnitude 2.2 earthquake rattled parts of the Hudson Valley, North Jersey and the Bronx early Friday morning.
The epicenter of the earthquake was at Lenoir Preserve in northern Yonkers, just south of Hastings-on-Hudson, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
It hit at a depth of about 6.4 miles at 1:53 a.m.
People reported feeling it across Westchester, as well as in Fairfield County in Connecticut and Bergen County in New Jersey.
No damage or injuries was immediately reported.
One overnight worker, Chris, told 1010 WINS: "I felt the ground shake. It almost felt like a boulder fell and the windows vibrated, and it lasted half a second."
Hannah was awakened by her cats. "They were jumping around the house," she said.
A 2.2 magnitude earthquake is considered minor by the USGS.
Minor earthquakes do occur in the Tri-State area periodically. The Ramapo Fault cuts diagonally across the region, and there are even minor fissures that run right through New York City.
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