Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.7ml
8 km W of North Creek, New York
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.7 (ml)
- Depth
- 6.8 km below the surface
- Felt
- 2 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Warren County, 26 km SE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 475 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 11 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.7 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 1,400,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,000,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 89× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.7 about 11 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 43.6916, -74.0938. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County, NY | 26 km (16 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Warren County |
| Hamilton County, NY | 33 km (21 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Hamilton County |
| Essex County, NY | 53 km (33 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Essex County |
| Herkimer County, NY | 62 km (38 mi) | ENE of here | earthquakes near Herkimer County |
| Washington County, NY | 68 km (42 mi) | NW of here | earthquakes near Washington County |
| Saratoga County, NY | 68 km (42 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near Saratoga County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.
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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