▁Jersey ▁Journal ▁building ▁in ▁Journal ▁Square , ▁over ▁a ▁mile ▁away , ▁stopping ▁the ▁clock ▁at ▁ 2 : 1 2   am . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁was ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁an ▁earth qu ake ▁meas uring ▁between ▁ 5 . 0 ▁and ▁ 5 . 5 ▁on ▁the ▁Rich ter ▁scale ▁and ▁was ▁felt ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Philadelphia . ▁Windows ▁were ▁broken ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁ ▁away , ▁including ▁thousands ▁in ▁Lower ▁Manh attan . ▁Some ▁window ▁pan es ▁in ▁Times ▁Square ▁were ▁sh atter ed . ▁The ▁st ained ▁glass ▁windows ▁in ▁St . ▁Patrick ' s ▁Church ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁The ▁outer ▁wall ▁of ▁Jersey ▁City ' s ▁City ▁Hall ▁was ▁crack ed ▁and ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Bridge ▁was ▁sh aken . ▁People ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Maryland ▁were ▁aw ak ened ▁by ▁what ▁they ▁thought ▁was ▁an ▁earth qu ake . ▁ ▁Property ▁damage ▁from ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁. ▁On ▁the ▁island , ▁the ▁explos ion ▁destroyed ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁rail road ▁cars , ▁th ir teen ▁w are h ouses , ▁and ▁left ▁a ▁ 3 7 5 - foot - by - 1 7 5 - foot ▁cr ater ▁at ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁The ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁, ▁and ▁included ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁sk irt ▁and ▁tor ch . ▁ ▁Im migr ants ▁being ▁processed ▁at ▁Ell is ▁Island ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁Lower ▁Manh attan .