Grand Central Terminal, Post Quake

New York City had an earthquake yesterday. Actually, the epicenter was in New Jersey, but we felt it. I was on a commuter train into Grand Central Terminal from the Bronx near my apartment when we felt the quake. The shaking was so minor, I thought something was wrong with the train for a moment…but then it passed. Within a few minutes, my daughter, who lives in Poughkeepsie (40 miles north of Manhattan) texted me and said “Did you feel the quake??” Five minutes passed before I got the citywide phone alert that let us know that indeed we had felt a earthquake.

It was rather exciting because it’s so rare. Just after the quake, I drew the below. No one seemed phased. I kept expecting to hear people talking about it, but, within ear-shot, no one was. I wondered if I should leave the building, what if the aftershock is really bad (I don’t think there was one)? We aren’t used to this in the Northeast! The last NYC quake I felt was in the 1980’s, in my apartment. I had woken up just ten minutes before it hit around 2am. That one I really felt, I thought there had been an explosion.

Anyway, here is my little sketch for you of the wonderful clock in Grand Central Terminal, done ten minutes after the infamous New York City Earthquake of 2024.