Strongest earthquake in 40 years startles western
New York
A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday
US Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 am
The shaking lasted a few seconds and sent residents first to their windows and then to social media
"It felt like a car hit my house in Buffalo. I jumped out of bed," Mark Poloncarz tweeted
Emergency services officials confirmed the earthquake was felt in at least a 30-mile radius, including in Niagara Falls,
Earthquake Canada, which measured a 4.2 magnitude event, reported it was felt slightly in southern Ontario
Small earthquakes are not unusual in upstate New York but are rarely felt as strongly.
The earthquake comes on the heels of two record-breaking weather events in the region
A snowstorm that dropped as much as 7 feet of snow in November and a blizzard in December that is blamed for 47 deaths.
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