MAP: 5.0 Earthquake near OttawaEarthquake originates in Canada, shakes Central New York
CENTRAL NEW YORK - If you felt the ground shaking beneath your feet Wednesday, you weren't alone - Central New York was just one area that felt the effect of an earthquake.
It was around 1:45 p.m. that many Central New York residents said they felt the ground around them shake and rumble. People from Buffalo to Albany and north to Massena on the St. Lawrence River say pets were startled and plates rattled at about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. The quake was felt across upstate New York and Vermont, shaking buildings and lighting up phone lines to newsrooms and emergency services, but there were no reports of any serious damage. According to Geophysicists with the United State Geological Survey, it was all the work of an earthquake that originated in the Ontario-Quebec Border Region of Canada around 1:41 p.m.. There was also a second earthquake indicated in the Ottawa River Valley just about ten minutes. VVS High School Earth Science teacher Paul Perry was in his classroom during the earthquake. Perry said he was finishing grading and getting his room ready for the Summer when the quake struck. He said he did not feel the quake, but saw it immediately on the display of the classroom seismograph. Several employees at the Indium Corporation headquarters in Clinton said they felt the vibrations, and saw items on their desks moving gently. Some employees said they heard minor rattling and felt the floor vibrating mildly, while some people said they didn't detect thing. Company officials said no operations or processes were interrupted. The USGS says that the earthquake was of a 5.0 magnitude, and they were unaware of just how far-reaching the effects were. |
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