The USGS reports 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens happened this morning. It was also felt on Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side. Newsline with Brigitte Quinn  spoke with seismologist John Armbruster, from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.

PHOTO: The FDNY responds to a residential building on Roosevelt Island around the time of the earthquake. (Citizen App)

<p>The USGS reports 1.7 magnitude earthquake near Astoria, Queens happened this morning. It was also felt on Roosevelt Island and the Upper East Side. Newsline with Brigitte Quinn  spoke with seismologist John Armbruster, from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University.</p>
<p>PHOTO: The FDNY responds to a residential building on Roosevelt Island around the time of the earthquake. (<a href="https://citizen.com/-Nn8qsT-whB3jhRAuu_w">Citizen App</a>)</p>

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