After a 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Tri-State area on Friday, March 5, many celebrities took to social media to comment on the tremor.
One of those celebrities… Ice T, who claims he was the one who caused the shock, and let’s just say Coco Austin is one lucky girl.
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Earthquake Shakes New York, New Jersey, & More States
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Around 11 a.m. ET, a public safety announcement was sent to New Jersey residents to alert them of the earthquake. “The earthquake has been felt throughout NY State. Aftershocks may occur,” they warned.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was felt from Boston, Massachusetts all the way down to Baltimore, Maryland, but was centered near Lebanon, New Jersey. The agency estimated the depth of the bedrock rupture at 2.9 miles.
Mayor Eric Adams said that New York City did not have any reports of “major impacts or injuries,” but the city is “continuing its inspections of critical infrastructure.”
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“I encourage all New Yorkers to check on your loved ones, and if you feel an aftershock, drop to the floor, cover your head and neck, and take cover under a solid piece of furniture, next to an interior wall, or in a doorway,” Adams said, “So far no major life safety issues reported, no reported infrastructure issues, but we will continue our inspections of critical infrastructure.”
President Joe Biden said, “Everything is under control.”
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Ice T Says The Earthquake Was His Fault
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Rapper Ice T decided to have some fun after the earthquake hit, taking full responsibility for the tremors that spread from Massachusetts to Maryland.
“ATTENTION That was Not an Earthquake in NJ… I just like to get a little Morning S-x now and then,” he wrote in an X post. “Everyone relax and get back to normal. My fault.”
Fans of the ‘Law & Order: SVU’ actor couldn’t help but laugh, replying to the post by saying “Ok thank you for the clarification ” and “bow chica wow wow.”
“Good to know,” another said.
Ice Spice said something to the same effect as she said, “My bad for the earthquake yall u know this a– be clapping.”
Dr. Ruth Westheimer had jokes too as she asked, “Was anybody having s-x during the earthquake? That must have been something to actually feel the earth move!”
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Celebrities React To 4.8-Magnitude Earthquake
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Other celebrities spoke out about the earthquake including Jessica Chastain who expressed, “This is really nuts. Hope everyone is ok and that our buildings weren’t damaged.”
New York City Council member Chi Ossé said, “The NYC earthquake has me thinking about how my world shook when you walked away. I should have understood your importance in the grand Richter Scale of things. I guess I just wish you were still the epicenter of my life. Anyway you don’t have to text back.”
On the other hand, the official account of the Empire State Building brought some humor to the news, writing “I AM FINE.”
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Standup comedian Mike Birbiglia wrote, “Peacock just paid for there to be an earthquake in NYC to promote my new documentary special ‘Good One: A Show About Jokes’ to send the message that it’s ‘earth-shattering.’ Hopefully it didn’t disrupt anyone’s day.”
New Jersey Residents Speak Out
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Central Jersey resident Jim Rolly said he “was home in a chair and thought a loud truck was coming down the street. Then I noticed the room was shaking for about 10 seconds and finally one big jolt that moved the chair I was sitting in.”
New Jersey resident, Stephanie Berens, told us she was at work in Lakewood when the earthquake hit and she felt both of her computer screens shake.
Mary Glenn of New Jersey told The Blast that she initially thought “a runaway truck was driving up my front lawn.” Once she realized it was an earthquake, she admitted, “It was louder than I expected, and I felt much more rumbling than the earthquake we had several years ago.”
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New Jersey Receives Aftershocks
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Hours after the earthquake hit, reports of minor aftershocks in New Jersey surfaced, one of which had a magnitude of 2.2 that hit near the original quake’s epicenter around 1:32 p.m. ET.
“Definitely — basically you never have just one earthquake,” San Diego State Geologist Pat Abbott told FOX Weather of potential aftershocks. “Once the Earth has fractured in someplace and moved, that means it’s moved a lot of stress forward, which is going to cause adjoining areas to move as well.”