In a rather seismic turn of events, the New York tri-state area on Friday felt the tremors of its most significant earthquake since 1884, shaking the region with a magnitude of 4.8 and surprising many locals in the process.
But what’s even more surprising? The epicenter’s proximity to Donald Trump’s National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf course was rocked by a 4.0 magnitude aftershock from the 4.8 earthquake that shook the Northeast on Friday morning, with residents warning tremors could last a week.
At Trump’s Bedminster establishment, witnesses recounted the startling experience. “[The] ground shook very hard,”a club member revealed to The Post.
“There is no damage to Trump Bedminster,” a Trump Organization spokeswoman said declining to comment further.
Unsurprisingly, the news of Trump’s golf course being at the heart of the seismic activity quickly spread across social media platforms.
Anna Bower, a courts reporter at Law Fare, posted on X, “Wait, so you’re telling me the epicenter of the New York City earthquake was…Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster??”
Wait so you’re telling me the epicenter of the New York City earthquake was…Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster?? pic.twitter.com/uH5uBTnfc6
— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) April 5, 2024
Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, was at Mar-a-Lago in Florida at the time of the quake, but it’s unclear if other members of the family were present.
Trump frequents his New Jersey golf club, which he purchased in 2002, and it was even nicknamed the ‘Summer White House’ during his presidency because of how often he stayed there.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said: ‘All of us have felt in some way or another the earthquake that hit our city around 10.23am, we felt the impact of this 4.7 magnitude earthquake.
‘This is a developing situation, we are always concerned about aftershocks after an earthquake.
‘First responders are working to make sure the city is safe. Earthquakes don’t happen everyday in New York so this can be extremely traumatic.’
He added: ‘Our preliminary reports do not indicate major life safety or infrastructure issues from the earthquake. We are performing thorough inspections of critical areas.
‘I encourage New Yorkers to check on their loved ones to see that they are fine. Not only for the infrastructure situation, but because this is can be extremely traumatic.’
New York state governor Kathy Hochul said: ‘A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit west of Manhattan and has been felt throughout New York.
‘My team is assessing impacts and any damage that may have occurred, and we will update the public throughout the day.’
Officials have not identified any life-threatening situations but have asked law enforcement teams to be on alert.
Hochul added: ‘We’re going to continue to take this seriously. Everyone should continue to take this seriously, if there is an aftershock people are encouraged to take cover and cover their necks.’
‘Please stay away from buildings, specially our high rises.’
President Biden has been briefed on the earthquake, per the White House.
Experts had previously warned that NYC was long-overdue for a quake.
The city of 8.5 million people is not thought of as a tremor hot spot, but the five boroughs are riddled with fault lines that could bring dozens of buildings down.
New York statistically gets a quake like that every 100 years and the last one was in 1884 – making it well overdue for another.