The earthquakes in the Northeast are not related to a swarm of earthquakes occurring well south and west of this region in an area known as the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). It was also reported felt by some in Baltimore, Maryland. The shaking from the 1884 earthquake was felt as far west as Toledo, Ohio and as far east as Penobscot Bay, Maine. On August 10, 1884, another 5.2 earthquake struck this quake cracked chimneys and plaster, broke windows, and objects were thrown from shelves throughout not only New York City, but surrounding towns in New York and New Jersey too. That quake damaged some chimneys in the city. At about 10:30 pm on December 18, 1737, an earthquake with an unknown epicenter hit New York with an estimated magnitude of 5.2. While most of New York’s earthquakes have been in the Upstate, New York City has also seen damaging earthquakes over the years. While many of the earthquakes to hit New York are weak like today’s, some have been damaging. New York has seen the most number of damaging earthquakes in the northeast in the period 1678-2016. Most of the earthquakes in New York have taken place in the greater New York City area, in the Adirondack Mountains region, and in the western part of the state. It also has experienced strong ground shaking from earthquakes centered in nearby U.S. Since the first earthquake that was recorded in December 19, 1737, New York has had over 550 earthquakes centered within its state boundaries through 2016. Image: NESECĪccording to the Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC), New York is a state with a very long history of earthquake activity that has touched all parts of the state. New York is no stranger to earthquakes this map shows the epicenter of every earthquake from 1975 to 2017. While people have felt shaking or heard noises from these seismic events, there have been no reports of injuries. The earthquakes have ranged in magnitude from 1.2 to 2.6., with the strongest of the bunch hitting Maine on September 1. Maine had 5, New Jersey had 2, one hit off-shore New Jersey, and the rest hit Canada near the U.S. The northeast has been rattled by a total of 12 earthquakes in the last 30 days. The Maine quake was rated a magnitude 2.3 event. Unlike this earthquake in New York today, people thought an explosion had struck in the Maine seismic event, with dozens of people reporting both loud noises and shaking. Just yesterday, and earthquake rattled central Maine. While the earthquake was measured by seismographs in the northeast, it was likely not strong enough for most people to feel it. The earthquake’s epicenter was 10.2 km deep. At 3:45 am, USGS reported the 12th earthquake to strike the northeast over the last 30 days this weak seismic event unfolded, rated a magnitude 1.9 event, struck in South Glens Falls just north and east of Saratoga Springs. USGS is reporting that an earthquake struck upstate New York north of Albany this morning. Each dot surrounded by a circle reflects the epicenter of an earthquake over the last 30 days the earthquake with an additional blue circle is the most recent.
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