Lady Liberty got a little shaky on Friday.

But that’s not the first time New Yorkers have felt the Earth move.

What You Need To Know

  • Larger earthquakes have impacted New York City hundreds of years ago

  • Officials question whether New York is ready should it happen again

  • Since 1950, 40 earthquakes with greater than a 3-magnitude have occurred within 250 kilometers of Friday's epicenter

Fourteen years ago, an earthquake in Canada sent shock waves to the city.

A year later, a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Virginia disrupts the then Manhattan district attorney’s press conference.

“About 75% of the country, including New York City and that tri-state area, are at risk of having a damaging earthquake,” Alex Hatem of the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter for Friday’s quake was 50 miles away in New Jersey near the Ramapo fault. Officials at the U.S.G.S, which monitors earthquakes, said it’s premature to say which fault line caused Friday’s quake.

But they note there are numerous fault lines running through our region.

That includes through New York City.

A 1737 earthquake in the area and another one in 1884 both measured more than a 5 in magnitude.

“We don’t tend to expect extremely large magnitude event in this part of the world, however they could happen,” Hatem said. “It’s just a very small chance.”

For years, scientists have warned New York City could be more vulnerable to seismic activity than initially thought.

A 2008 paper from Columbia University says as much.

Howard Glaser ran state operations at the beginning of the Cuomo administration. He warns we’re not ready.

“A larger one would cause damage in lives and untold billions of dollars,” said Glaser. “It’s a significant risk. It may not be a risk that is seen as immediate, because there is always something else that is coming up, a disaster that needs to be dealt with, but the impact would be so substantial one must do planning for it.”

A spokesperson for the governor said the state has a comprehensive emergency management plan to respond to earthquakes.

A city spokesperson also said the city has its own earthquake plan.

NY1 requested a copy, but was denied because of security reasons.

Instead, a spokesperson sent NY1 a photo from this morning’s commissioners meeting post-earthquake.

On the table, a copy of that blueprint. Proof, they say, that a plan exists.