Buffalo NY Hit by 3.8 Mag. Earthquake, Largest Quake in Forty Years

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A magnitude 3.8 earthquake that rattled western New York on Monday, the strongest quake in the region in the last forty years.

According to data from USGS officials, the quake struck about 2 km east-northeast of West Seneca at 6:15 a.m..

There were no immediate reports of damage, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. “My team is in touch with local officials and we will provide any support needed,” she said.

This part of southern Ontario and western New York State has had moderately frequent earthquakes at least since the first one was reported in 1840. The largest (magnitude 4.9) caused moderate damage in 1929 near Attica, New York. Earthquakes too small to cause damage are felt roughly three or four times per decade, although only one was felt during the 1940s and eight were felt during the 1960s.

Earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains, although less frequent than in the west, are typically felt over a much broader region. East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 100 km (60 mi) from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern earthquake usually can be felt as far as 500 km (300 mi) from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 40 km (25 mi).

Watch footage of the quake below.



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