Springfield, MA
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Earthquake Hits Southern New England Earthquake Hits Southern New England
Earthquake Hits Southern New England If you were suddenly awoken by a shaking sensation this weekend - it wasn’t a dream - you felt an earthquake. On Sunday, Nov. 8, around 9 a.m., an earthquake was detected at a magnitude 3.6 centered off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzard’s Bay, according to the Associated Press. Shockwaves, which don’t appear to have caused much damage, were felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, as well as some parts of Connecticut and New York. Still, 21 people in New Bedford required assistance from the Red Cross after being displaced by the quake. This is the strongest earthquake that has hit the area s…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Did You Feel It? 2.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley Did You Feel It? 2.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley
Did You Feel It? 2.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley Some in the Hudson Valley were caught by surprise when there was a rare and unexpected earthquake in the area. Shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, there was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake in Merritt Park reported near Fishkill in Dutchess County, according to officials. On Volcano Discovery, some residents said that they heard the quake, but couldn’t feel the ground shaking below them. “I thought it was construction work,” a Hopewell Junction resident reported. “(It) sounded like concrete falling but more resounding. Didn’t feel a shake. Only heard sound for about two seconds then …

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
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Did You Feel It? Small Earthquake Rattles Central Jersey Did You Feel It? Small Earthquake Rattles Central Jersey
Did You Feel It? Small Earthquake Rattles Central Jersey A small earthquake was detected in New Jersey early Wednesday morning, the United States Geological Survey reports. The 3.1 magnitude earthquake occurred about a mile southeast of East Freehold just after 2 a.m., and was felt in "much of central New Jersey," the USGS and National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office said. Did you feel it? Click here to report what you felt. Some locals were woken up by the rumbling and others slept right through it. "There wasn't much shaking," one person wrote on an earthquake-tracking website. "It was very quick and ended with a very loud…

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by Cecilia Levine
Torrington, CT
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Separate Earthquakes Felt In Connecticut Separate Earthquakes Felt In Connecticut
Separate Earthquakes Felt In Connecticut Two earthquakes were felt this week in Connecticut - one in Fairfield County and the other in Hartford County. A strong quake off the coast of the Alaskan peninsula that hit 7.8 on the Richter scale early in the morning Wednesday, July 22 registered on Westport’s seismograph. Hundreds of other seismographs around the world picked up on the Alaska quake. The other earthquake, in Newington, on Tuesday, July 21, came in at 1.6 on the Richter scale, making it a “Microearthquake,” and undetectable by humans. More data on the earthquakes, from the United States Geological Survey, is availa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Kingston, NY
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Magnitude 3.1 Quake Shakes Upstate NY Magnitude 3.1 Quake Shakes Upstate NY
Magnitude 3.1 Quake Shakes Upstate NY Some New Yorkers were provided with an emphatic get-out-of-bed notice of a different kind when an earthquake arrived. The 3.1 magnitude earthquake severely shook South Glens Falls, around 6:43 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. The website shows the center of the quake as being just southwest of the village of South Glens Falls. The shaking lasted for about four or five seconds before subsiding.  There are a number of fault lines in New York, including the Ramapo Fault zone which spans more than 185 miles in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylva…

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by Kathy Reakes
Briarcliff, NY
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Small Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley Small Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley
Small Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley Did you feel it?  Believe it or not, a small earthquake hit the Hudson Valley, but according to officials with the U.S. Geological Service, zero people have reported feeling it. The quake hit about 10:41 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 24, in West Nyack on the Hackensack River near the New York Thruway, service officials said. The magnitude was just 1.1 on the Richter Scale, they added. That means unless you were right on top of the quake, you probably would not feel a thing, an earthquake specialist added. The quake, which is considered barely an event, is not a precursor o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
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The Eldest Living Maryknoll Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman Dies At 104 The Eldest Living Maryknoll Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman Dies At 104
The Eldest Living Maryknoll Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman Dies At 104 Sister Mary Paulita Hoffman died on March 14 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll. She was 104 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 85 years. Mary Rose Hoffmann was born in Cincinnati on Aug. 13, 1914, to Mary (Dumont) Hoffman and Oscar Hoffman. She was the youngest child in a family of eight children: four sons and three daughters. Her four brothers: John, Oscar-Jacob, Joseph and Oscar-Michael and her three sisters: Marie, Sr. Mary Eileen (Lorraine) and Margaret have all long ago predeceased her. In 1932, Mary Rose graduated from Our Lady of the Angels High School in St. B…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Feel It? Second Earthquake Of Year Recorded In Hudson Valley Feel It? Second Earthquake Of Year Recorded In Hudson Valley
Feel It? Second Earthquake Of Year Recorded In Hudson Valley Did you feel it? If you did, you're one of just a few. A small magnitude 1.8 earthquake was recorded in Rockland on Friday, marking the second earthquake in the Hudson Valley this year. The quake was reported at 4:22 p.m. with its epicenter in Hillcrest and with a depth of 5 kilometers. An earthquake must register a magnitude of 2.0 or more for a significant number of people to feel it. In February, a 2.2 magnitude earthquake was reported near the Northern Westchester/Putnam about 3 miles north, northwest of Mohegan Lake. A magnitude 1.3 earthquake occurred in April 2017 between Lake Ca…

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by Joe Lombardi
Armonk, NY
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2.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported Near Northern Westchester/Putnam Border 2.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported Near Northern Westchester/Putnam Border
2.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported Near Northern Westchester/Putnam Border Storm Watch: Latest Update On Timing, Projected Snow/Ice Totals Did you feel it? A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was reported early Wednesday morning near the Northern Westchester/Putnam about 3 miles north, northwest of Mohegan Lake. The earthquake was reported at 6:14 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.  The quake’s epicenter was in Crofts Corner in Putnam Valley, and located 7.7 miles from Jefferson Valley and 9 miles from Peekskill, according to the USGS. There were numerous reports of people feeling the quake in Cold Spring. There have been no reports of injuries or any damag…

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by Joe Lombardi