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Small Earthquake Reported In Westchester Small Earthquake Reported In Westchester
Small Earthquake Reported In Westchester Just days after a small earthquake was recorded in the Hudson Valley, another one has been detected, this time in Westchester County. Officials with the U.S. Geological Service said a quake measuring 1.27-magnitude on the Richter Scale was detected at 8:09 p.m., Monday, Oct. 28, in Mamaroneck.  Should residents be worried that the small quakes are a precursor to a larger event? No worries said, service officials. After the 1.1-magnitude quake failed to shake the ground on Thursday, Oct. 24, in West Nyack, a service scientist said the event was normal seismic activity in the area…

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Small Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley Small Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley
Small Earthquake Reported In Hudson Valley Did you feel it?  Believe it or not, a small earthquake hit the Hudson Valley, but according to officials with the U.S. Geological Service, zero people have reported feeling it. The quake hit about 10:41 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 24, in West Nyack on the Hackensack River near the New York Thruway, service officials said. The magnitude was just 1.1 on the Richter Scale, they added. That means unless you were right on top of the quake, you probably would not feel a thing, an earthquake specialist added. The quake, which is considered barely an event, is not a precursor o…

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by Kathy Reakes