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M 1.6ml
Earthquake near Massena, NY
No earthquake was likely felt in Massena in the 24 hours to 4:17 pm EST (21:17 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 24 km (15 mi) S, at 2:55 pm EDT on 28 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 3 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Massena
This page: a magnitude 1.6 earthquake was recorded in Massena, NY, at 7:16 pm EST on 1 December 2025 (00:16 UTC), 5.0 km deep.
USGS: 1 km S of Massena, New York
- When
- 7:16 pm EST on 1 December 2025 ()
- Where
- in Massena, NY · earthquakes near Massena
- New York today
- every earthquake in New York in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 1.6 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- St. Lawrence County, 49 km SSW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 261 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: Norfolk, Norwood, Potsdam.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 7.6 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 2,000,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 1,400,000× 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 7.6 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 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.7 The 1944 Massena, New York Earthquake · 12 km ENE of this epicentre
- 5.1 Near Cornwall, Ontario, Canada · 13 km NW of this epicentre
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 44.9105, -74.8893. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lawrence County, NY | 49 km (31 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near St. Lawrence County |
| Franklin County, NY | 58 km (36 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Clinton County, NY | 95 km (59 mi) | E | earthquakes near Clinton County |
| Essex County, NY | 125 km (78 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Essex County |
| Jefferson County, NY | 137 km (85 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Jefferson County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.6 9 km N of Brasher Falls, New York
- 2.0 7 km NE of Potsdam, New York
- 1.6 5 km S of Fort Covington Hamlet, New York
- 1.6 6 km ESE of Fort Covington Hamlet, 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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