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Title: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: jeanne on 23-Jun-10, 01:48:19 PM My whole house shook including the file cabinet
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Lord G on 23-Jun-10, 01:56:11 PM My whole house shook including the file cabinet Yep, reports from Spencerport to Fairport coming in of the tremor. USGS says it originated in Lake Champlain and affected most of New York, parts of Vermont and perhaps Canada as well. WOW. Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Carol P. on 23-Jun-10, 02:02:42 PM I felt it inside Kodak Office! Yikes!
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: huddiecat on 23-Jun-10, 02:04:16 PM OMG!!! I thought it was a joke! Yikes, in upstate NY! Hope it didn't do any damage anywhere.
Suzanne Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: KapiVT on 23-Jun-10, 02:07:37 PM No shaking here in south-central Vermont. Maybe up around Burlington.
Kapi in VT Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Kris G. on 23-Jun-10, 02:07:42 PM I felt it here in Byron!
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: huddiecat on 23-Jun-10, 02:08:54 PM Wow...nothing here in Ithaca, but we are quite a ways from Rochester.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Carol P. on 23-Jun-10, 02:09:46 PM Just got off the phone with my mom. She felt it up in Greece, NY.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Kris G. on 23-Jun-10, 02:12:52 PM My cousin just phoned and her daughter felt it in Clarence, near Buffalo.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Annette on 23-Jun-10, 02:12:52 PM Yep, reports from Spencerport to Fairport coming in of the tremor. USGS says it originated in Lake Champlain and affected most of New York, parts of Vermont and perhaps Canada as well. :oWOW. Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Kris G. on 23-Jun-10, 02:17:22 PM DandC USGS says 5.5 magnitude earthquake in the Ontario-Quebec border region
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: MAK on 23-Jun-10, 02:19:08 PM My friend called from Henrietta. They felt it there and I felt it here in the city near Gates.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: valhalla on 23-Jun-10, 02:20:29 PM Although not common, they do happen on the east coast. One a few years back in the Columbia, MD reagion (north of DC) and about 20 years ago in the Hudson Valley region (some felt it in GWL, I felt nothing). I think there was one not too long ago in Donna's neck of the woods, too.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: margaret on 23-Jun-10, 02:22:59 PM People here reported that their computer was "jiggling" for a few seconds. We received an email from our district office.
(Wayne county) Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Lord G on 23-Jun-10, 02:25:09 PM USGS reports a 5.5 magnitude quake north of Ottowa, Ontario. It affected most of New York and into Vermont:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2010xwa7.php#details Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: MAK on 23-Jun-10, 02:25:24 PM DandC USGS says 5.5 magnitude earthquake in the Ontario-Quebec border region :surprise: That's pretty strong for this neck of the woods! Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Donna on 23-Jun-10, 02:26:54 PM Although not common, they do happen on the east coast. One a few years back in the Columbia, MD reagion (north of DC) and about 20 years ago in the Hudson Valley region (some felt it in GWL, I felt nothing). I think there was one not too long ago in Donna's neck of the woods, too. Yup..last year Janet...it was like a bomb went off. Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: jeanne on 23-Jun-10, 02:27:40 PM This is the 3rd one I have felt in rochester but this one was long!
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Amy V. on 23-Jun-10, 03:12:44 PM http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_new_york.html
Amy :o Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Kris G. on 23-Jun-10, 03:16:52 PM That's very near Nicole in Montreal. I've written and waiting to hear back from her.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Donna on 23-Jun-10, 03:21:47 PM Ours was a 3.0 back in Feb 09. Nasty little buggers.
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: valhalla on 23-Jun-10, 04:41:56 PM Although not common, they do happen on the east coast. One a few years back in the Columbia, MD reagion (north of DC) and about 20 years ago in the Hudson Valley region (some felt it in GWL, I felt nothing). I think there was one not too long ago in Donna's neck of the woods, too. Yup..last year Janet...it was like a bomb went off. That's right! Everyone thought it was Picatinney lighting up! Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Bird Crazy on 23-Jun-10, 11:00:31 PM I felt it here in Ohio
Title: Re: Confirmed Earthquake in Rochester, NY! Post by: Gawoman on 24-Jun-10, 11:07:19 AM Was there any shaking observed on the webcams?
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