Sunday, May 6, 2018

Before the Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12)

See the source imageA 1.5 magnitude earthquake detected under Lake Ontario north of Wayne County
Steve Orr | @SOrr1Updated 1:52 p.m. MDT May 4, 2018
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A minor earthquake under Lake Ontario early Friday morning was small enough that it should have been barely noticeable by anyone on shore.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 1.5-magnitude temblor under the lake about 22 miles north of the Ontario-Williamson town line in Wayne County.
The quake was detected shortly before 4 a.m. It occurred about 3¼ miles below the surface.
A quake of that magnitude would do no damage, raise zero risk of a tsunami on the lake and likely would have been felt by few people, if any, according to numerous online seismology guides.
A webpage maintained by the Geological Survey that asks for reports from people who felt the quake had no such reports as of mid-afternoon Friday.
No harm was done at the three Exelon Corp. nuclear power plants on the south shore of Lake Ontario. Two are in Oswego County and the third, the Ginna generating station, is in Ontario, Wayne County, almost due south of the epicenter.
"Today’s seismic activity had no impact on any of Exelon Generation’s three well-fortified nuclear facilities in upstate New York," company spokeswoman Maria Hudson said in response to a query from the Democrat and Chronicle.
Small earthquakes of this nature are common in New York.
This is the ninth recorded this year, according to a list maintained by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. The others were in the North Country or the Hudson Valley.
SORR@Gannett.com

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