Attribution: Earthquake Hazards Program. CNN also received an e-mail from a Syracuse, New York, resident, who reported being awakened by what appeared to be a quake. He said State Route 9 was closed to traffic because of damage from the quake. On May 17, 2013, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake at Ladysmith, Quebec was felt throughout all of Vermont but caused no damage.Enter your email address below to receive updates each time we publish new content.Connect with us on the following social media platforms.
On May 17, 2013, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake at Ladysmith, Quebec was felt throughout all of Vermont but caused no damage. Plattsburgh reported no significant damage or injuries. One resident reported that "everything was shaking." George Facteau, a resident of Plattsburgh, said statues and pictures in his apartment started to fall down, then his cat jumped up and ran out of the room. The largest earthquake on record for Vermont occurred on 04/03/1997, with a depth of 5.0 miles and a magnitude of … When an earthquake occurs, the first information that is processed and relayed is usually based on a small subset of the seismic stations in the network, especially in the case of a larger earthquake. King said the county had declared an emergency.
2.3 magnitude earthquake 2017-12-21 04:34:25 UTC at 04:34 December 21, 2017 UTC Location: Epicenter at 43.679, -72.402 7.2 km from White River Junction (4.2 miles) Vermont has had 9 earthquakes that have affected them in the past year. "We have a couple of roads that have failed." It was centered 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, New York. A small earthquake was also felt in western Vermont on June 30, 2017. Severe earthquakes have occurred in the eastern United States, but are most commonly associated with the West.
"Actually at first it was kind of scary," Facteau said. A similar occurrence was on May 27, 1897 due to another earthquake centered in northern New York State, again with no damage but felt throughout Vermont. 2002-05-24 23:46:00 UTC 3.1 magnitude, 10 km depth Peru, New York, United States 3.1 magnitude earthquake 2002-05-24 23:46:00 UTC at 23:46 May 24, 2002 UTC The last earthquake that affected Vermont occurred in Ticonderoga, NY, (on June 30, 2017) only 7 miles from the VT border. Tweet Earthquake Dispatch (TED) Sometimes, the assigned magnitude is "upgraded" or slightly increased, and sometimes it is "downgraded" or slightly decreased. This is done so that some information can be obtained immediately without waiting for all of it to be processed. "We're assessing the damage that's been called in," said King. We looked at each other and didn't think nothing of it." Events near Vermont’s northwest border may be felt in our state and include 5.1 magnitude earthquakes in the Adirondack region in 1983, in Plattsburgh, NY on April 20, 2002 and on June 23, 2010, a 5.1 magnitude event near Ottawa, Canada. Vermonters also experience earthquakes with epicenters in other states or in Canada. The ground shook and my buddy just said, 'Did you feel that?' The state averages less than 1 earthquake per year. One caller said the house shook. It shook Burlington for about 25 seconds and was felt throughout all of Vermont, although no confirmed damage was reported. According to the USGS, the quake happened at 6:50 a.m.
In April 2002, houses shuddered and swayed due to an earthquake in neighboring New York, close to Au Sable Forks. For a list of regional earthquakes, visit the NESN web site. The USGS estimates that a magnitude 6 earthquake in November 1775 heavily damaged Boston. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed the quake, setting the preliminary magnitude at 5.1 -- capable of causing considerable damage. How often do Earthquakes occur in Vermont? During the winter of 1811-1812, a series of three earthquakes, with estimated magnitudes of 8.4 to 8.7, occurred near New Madrid, Missouri. Neither of these earthquakes has been assigned a magnitude value by seismologists. On December 18, 1867, a frightening earthquake was centered probably in northern New York. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake on April 20, 2002 centered at Au Sable Forks, NY just before 7:00 a.m. awakened many residents in northeastern Vermont, although no damage was reported in the state.
On June 14, 1973, a magnitude 4.7 earthquake with an epicenter near the place where the New Hampshire, Maine and Quebec borders meet rattled Vermont with some minor plaster and chimney cracks reported from the northeastern part of Vermont. Russell See of the New Haven, Connecticut, police said the department had received calls from people who had felt the tremor or tremors and were concerned. The strongest earthquakes recorded in the continental United States occurred in eastern Missouri near the border with Kentucky and Tennessee, not out West. In Montpelier, a beam at the Vermont State House was shifted and 20 windowpanes were cracked by the earthquake. Frank Revetta, the director of the Potsdam Seismic Network at SUNY-Potsdam, said the Canadian figure may prove to be more accurate. Police across the region say they received calls of concern about tremors from New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont.