A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York on Sunday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of significant damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 2:10 p.m. with an epicenter about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Watertown, near Adams Center.
People reported feeling a weak to moderate earthquake across an area stretching more than a hundred miles, including in neighboring Ontario, Canada and in Syracuse to the south, according to the federal agency. Posters on WWNY-TV’s Facebook page described their homes shaking closer to the epicenter.
Significant damage and casualties don’t usually occur until earthquake magnitudes are around 5.5 or higher.
Also, a tornado tore through a largely rural area northwest of New York City, damaging several buildings but causing no known injuries, officials said Sunday.
The tornado destroyed two barns on a farm and ripped the roof off an auto body shop, according to county officials and local reports.
A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed that a tornado formed Saturday night between the hamlets of Roscoe and Callicoon Center, which are about 7 miles (11 kilometers) apart in Sullivan County. The service did not immediately provide information on the tornado’s strength or how long it stayed on the ground.
The tornado formed as a line of thunderstorms moving through the region closed roads and interrupted power to thousands of customers.
Roscoe is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of New York City.
Topics Catastrophe Natural Disasters New York Windstorm Earthquake
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