Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9ml
8 km ESE of Ransomville, New York
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.3 km below the surface
- Felt
- 6 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Niagara County, 8 km N
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1963 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 6 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 19 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 810,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 580,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 51× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 19 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 43.2030, -78.8182. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara County, NY | 8 km (5 mi) | S of here | earthquakes near Niagara County |
| Erie County, NY | 50 km (31 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Erie County |
| Orleans County, NY | 52 km (32 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Orleans County |
| Genesee County, NY | 56 km (35 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Genesee County |
| Wyoming County, NY | 74 km (46 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Wyoming County |
| Monroe County, NY | 91 km (56 mi) | W of here | earthquakes near Monroe County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
5 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 1 km SSW of Bowmansville, New York
- 3.8 1 km NE of West Seneca, New York
- 1.5 3 km SSE of Wilson, New York
- 2.3 1 km N of Wanakah, New York
- 2.6 11 km N of Lyndonville, New York
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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