Small Earthquake Rumbles Upstate New York

ADAMS CENTER, N.Y. (AP) — A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook elements of upstate New York on Sunday afternoon. There have been no quick studies of great harm.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 2:10 p.m. with an epicenter about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Watertown, close to Adams Middle.

Folks reported feeling a weak to reasonable earthquake throughout an space stretching greater than 100 miles, together with in neighboring Ontario, Canada and in Syracuse to the south, in line with the federal company. Posters on WWNY-TV’s Fb web page described their houses shaking nearer to the epicenter.

Important harm and casualties don’t often happen till earthquake magnitudes are round 5.5 or increased.

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