Reports: 2.9 Magnitude Earthquake In Upstate New York

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A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has just hit upstate New York. Governor Cuomo's office has just released a statement: "We have reports of a 2.9 magnitude earthquake just west-southwest of Altamont, New York. Although this was a mild earthquake, out of an abundance of caution, I have ordered immediate inspection of nearby infrastructure, including a NYPA inspection of the Blenheim-Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County." Updates to follow.

[UPDATE] The USGS has confirmed that a 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred about 3 miles west of Altamont, New York at around 10:40 a.m. Several earthquakes of similar magnitude have been measured recently in the same region.

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By Christopher Robbins in News on August 27, 2011 5:30 PM

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Nicole Marie Rincon

Holy christ, this is the end!

Chris Doss

I felt a tremor at 5:05 in Brooklyn

mike

maybe so, but it wasn't this earthquake, or any earthquake.

Roger_the_Shrubber

It's man-made global shaking. just send Al Gore a load of money, an oscar and a nobel prize and it will stop.

Lloyd Bergenson

Why do you hate science?

SonnyBobiche

Not enough! Al and Bill now want you to go vegan.

In the meantime, I wonder how he's enjoying his new $10 million beach house. Must have bought a rising-seas resistant model.

BlytheMichele

Didn't feel it in new paltz.

Greg

u fucking serious?

Dan

and they happen all the time there...

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ear...

and

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ear...

shinobishaw

Don't try to downplay it, this was the first earthquake there of such magnitute in quite sometime.

Dan

No, there was one a few days ago. Look at the map / list.

MAP 2.9 2011/08/27 14:38:40 42.683 -74.091 22.2 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Altamont, NY
MAP 2.5 2011/08/25 20:55:53 42.688 -74.094 20.3 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Altamont, NY
MAP 2.0 2011/08/25 14:46:03 42.688 -74.094 22.1 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Altamont, NY
MAP 2.8 2011/08/25 13:13:32 42.683 -74.091 18.5 5 km ( 3 mi) WSW of Altamont, NY