A 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Buffalo shook Western New York early Monday morning. It is reportedly the largest to hit the area in 30 years.
EARTHQUAKE Mag=4.2 on 06 Feb at 06:15 EST.The epicenter of the earthquake has determined to be some 1.3 miles east northeast of West Seneca.
Buffalo lies on the Clarendon-Linden fault system, a major series of fault lines in Western New York,Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz took to social media and tweeted, “Just off the phone with @ErieCountyESU Dep. Commissioner Butcher who confirmed quake was felt as far north as Niagara Falls and south to Orchard Park from initial reports. It felt like a car hit my house in Buffalo. I jumped out of bed.
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