M4.2 earthquake 0 km E of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 0 km E of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania on Sat, Jan 15, 1994, 7:42 PM EST (00:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 2 km W of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1994-01-16 00:42:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.327° N, 76.007° W
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00066h5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.