Another Earthquake Rattles Upstate New York

Just nine days ago, on October 14th, a small earthquake shook Upstate New York's Adirondack mountains. The quake was a magnitude 2.6, meaning folks in the area could just barely feel it.

It seems that was the beginning of a trend, because another earthquake has struck Upstate New York.

A Second Earthquake

At 11:19p.m. on October 22nd, the U.S. Geological Survey picked up signs of an earthquake in Lake Ontario, just north of Pulteneyville. The earthquake itself was a Magnitude 2.2, meaning it likely was not strong enough to be seriously felt (or at least wake you up).

It originated around 7.9 Kilometers below the earth's surface, and worked its way up to the lakebed, sending small shockwaves across Lake Ontario. No damage was reported, and most residents of Pulteneyville and Rochester (just a few miles east) did not feel the quake.

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Is This a Regular Occurrence?

If you've lived in Upstate New York, or really, the state of New York for some time, you know that this is an extremely rare occurrence. Small earthquakes like this do happen from time to time, but they're typically so weak you can't feel them.

In fact, the last time New York state saw an earthquake of Magnitude 5 or higher (the requirement to cause slight damage) was in 1884. This was the largest known earthquake in the state's history. So fret not, just because a few earthquakes have rattled communities upstate in the past month, you don't have to batten down the hatches and tie your furniture down quite yet.