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Earthquake Tracked Under Westchester County

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TARRYTOWN, NY — A 1.5 magnitude earthquake hit Westchester County Monday. The epicenter was 1.6 miles southeast of Tarrytown, according to the United States Geological Service.

The time was 3:17 p.m. and the quake took place 10 kilometers (about six miles) below the surface.

Did you feel it? Contribute to citizen science and help the Rockland-based Lamont Dougherty Earth Observatory make a shaking intensity map.

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