A minor earthquake shook Western New York on Monday morning
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On a scale from 1 to 10, the West Seneca earthquake produced an intensity of 4 in the Buffalo area, Hatem said, and a 2 in the Rochester area.
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rattling residents in a region more accustomed to blizzards.
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The quake, which as 3.8 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey, occurred at 6:15 a.m. near West Seneca,
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Mark Poloncarz, the Erie County executive, said that the quake was “very quick”
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It “shook the whole house so much I thought a car hit it,” he said on Twitter.
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.According to the U.S.G.S., “moderately frequent” quakes occur in southern Ontario and western New York, with reports dating back to 1840.
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Earthquake Canada, which measured a 4.2 magnitude event, reported it was felt slightly in southern Ontario.
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