Minor Earthquake Shakes Parts of New York State

A minor earthquake, right outside of the state, shook parts of New York Monday morning. This again follows a fairly active period of tremors reported across the Northeast, though each of the reported earthquakes were minor.

PIX11 had reported that  small 2.2-magnitude earthquake struck 8 miles north of Pulteneyville, in Wayne County, New York, in late October. The United States Geological Survey says that residents “in the area reported feeling weak to light shaking”.

SI Live says there have been 45 earthquakes of this writing in the past two years in New York. According to the NESEC, around 551 earthquakes were recorded in New York state from 1737-2016…

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