The Best Social Media Reactions to the New York Earthquake

New Yorkers are quaking! This morning, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Lebanon, New Jersey, also rattling New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts. The seismic event was a rare experience for East Coasters—who are far more equipped for hurricanes and floods than active fault lines—and, predictably, people took to social media to share their thoughts about it.

Many posts had distinctly New-Yorky overtones. Some, for example, joked about the shoddy construction of many of the city’s old (and new) buildings and the absurd amount of money people pay to live in them anyway.