M3.4 earthquake 9 km N of Blain, Pennsylvania
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 9 km N of Blain, Pennsylvania on Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-13 00:30:57 UTC
- Depth
- 26.7 km (16.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.422° N, 77.506° W
- Region
- Pennsylvania
- Felt reports
- 1,452
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1,452 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 3.4 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 4°, dip 44°, rake 113°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 154°, dip 50°, rake 70°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 36°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ld60171121 (also filed as us60004089). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.