Earthquake shakes Upstate NY; no damage or injuries reported
Allie Healy | ahealy@syracuse.com By Allie Healy | ahealy@syracuse.com
on October 28, 2015 at 10:06 PM, updated October 28, 2015 at 10:07 PM
Some in a town near Albany felt the ground shaking on Wednesday afternoon.
A 2.5-magnitude earthquake was measured at 4:42 p.m. northwest of Gloversville, N.Y., the U.S. Geological Survey reports.
The Albany Times Union says the earthquake occurred in the town of Johnstown, located about 42 miles northwest of Albany.
The quake had a depth of about two miles and was felt in Broadalbin, Gloversville and Mayfield. Residents in Fulton, Montgomery and Saratoga counties also reported feeling it, WNYT says.
A Fulton County sheriff’s department dispatcher tells the Times Union that there were no reports of damage or injury. Thirty-three people called in reports of “shaking,” with strength ranging from “light” to “weak.”
The U.S. Geological Survey says the Adirondack region is one of the most seismically active parts of the northeastern U.S., the Times Union notes. The most recent earthquake to occur in New York State was on Sept. 27 recorded east northeast of Stamford in Delaware County, registering a 3.0 magnitude.
