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M 1.6ml
Earthquake near Hillcrest, NY
No earthquake was likely felt in Hillcrest in the 24 hours to 8:03 pm EST (01:03 UTC). The last one was M 2.2, 21 km (13 mi) ESE, at 10:17 am EDT on 10 March 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1,474 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Hillcrest
This page: a magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded in Hillcrest, NY, at 4:48 pm EST on 4 November 2019 (21:48 UTC), 2.4 km deep. 1 person has reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 0 km ENE of Hillcrest, New York
53 km (33 mi) N of New York, NY · 25 km (15 mi) NW of Yonkers, NY
- When
- 4:48 pm EST on 4 November 2019 ()
- Where
- in Hillcrest, NY · earthquakes near Hillcrest
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- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 2.4 km below the surface
- Felt
- 1 report · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Rockland County, 3 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2008 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 6 km (4 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Earthquakes near other towns within 30 km: New Square, Spring Valley, New Hempstead, Kaser, Monsey, Viola.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 7.3 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 2,100,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 130× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.6 about 7.3 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.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 41.1297, -74.0360. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland County, NY | 3 km (2 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Rockland County |
| Bergen County, NJ | 19 km (12 mi) | S | earthquakes near Bergen County |
| Passaic County, NJ | 24 km (15 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Passaic County |
| Westchester County, NY | 24 km (15 mi) | E | earthquakes near Westchester County |
| Bronx County, NY | 35 km (22 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Bronx County |
| Orange County, NY | 38 km (23 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Orange County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
12 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.5 2 km SW of Purchase, New York
- 2.2 1 km E of Elmsford, New York
- 1.5 3 km NNW of Chappaqua, New York
- 2.8 1 km N of Hillsdale, New Jersey
- 3.0 0 km W of Little Ferry, New Jersey
- 2.4 2 km N of Paramus, New Jersey
- 1.6 4 km SW of North Stamford, Connecticut
- 1.7 1 km NNW of Woodside, New York
- 2.2 2 km SSW of Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
- 1.7 1 km WSW of Lake Telemark, New Jersey
- 2.3 New Jersey
- 2.2 9 km SE of Merritt Park, 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
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- 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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