Aftershocks Hit Hudson Valley Wednesday

Editor's Note: There were actually three tremors in Putnam County Wednesday, a small earthquake just after 6 a.m. and then two aftershocks, one a few minutes later and one a couple of hours later. The two aftershocks were at 6:15:44 and at 8:39:47. Both were magnitude 1.3 on the Richter Scale. A spokesman for Lamont-Doherty said those two were probably too small to feel. This article has been corrected.

PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — Putnam County was the site of three small earthquakes Wednesday morning. The third, which happened at 8:39 a.m., was reported at 3:13 p.m. by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. It was about a 1.3 on the Richter Scale.

The first, reported early Wednesday by the USGS, the Putnam Sheriff's Office and many who felt it, happened just after 6 a.m.

The third tremor was a little further west than the first.

Details on the third tremor:

Magnitude - 1.3

Date-Time

• 7 Feb 2018 13:39:47 UTC
• 7 Feb 2018 08:39:47 near epicenter
• 7 Feb 2018 08:39:47 standard time in your timezone

Location
41.366N 73.874W

Depth
6 km

Distances

• 5 km (3 miles) NW (317 degrees) of Shrub Oak, NY
• 6 km (4 miles) NNW (338 degrees) of Lake Mohegan, NY
• 8 km (5 miles) E (92 degrees) of Highland Falls, NY
• 43 km (27 miles) NW (319 degrees) of Stamford, CT
• 74 km (46 miles) N (3 degrees) of New York, NY

SEE ALSO:

• Earthquake Shakes Hudson Valley Wednesday Morning

Images via USGS