Watch: Statue of Liberty Shakes During Earthquake, Lightning Touches Lady Liberty’s Torch

Footages of the surveillance camera on top of the Statue of Liberty showing the statue shaking as a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled New York City on Friday has become viral on social media.

Yesterday statue of liberty struck by the lightning and today earthquake hit New York City,what the hell is going on.#NewYorkCity #NewYork #NewJersey #earthquake #earthquakenyc pic.twitter.com/yPR3jTjrnw

— The optimist✌ (@MuhamadOmair83) April 5, 2024

Friday’s earthquake’s epicentre was in Tewksbury in central New Jersey, about 64 kilometres west of New York City. It occurred just after 10:20 am ET (1420 GMT) at a depth of 4.7 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.

This earthquake did not cause any damage to New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers. New York Governor Kathy Hochul described it as “one of the largest earthquakes on the East Coast in the last century”.

Another widely-shared image showed lighting strike the Statue of Liberty during a storm. The remarkable image, clicked by photographer Dan Martin, shows a lightning bolt appearing to touch Lady Liberty’s torch.