New York earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake New York

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in New York on Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2023-04-23 18:10:08 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.864° N, 76.020° W
Region
New York
Felt reports
1,804
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
7.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.2 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1,804 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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
3.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 353°, dip 27°, rake 94°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 169°, dip 63°, rake 88°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.50 km NE of Adams Center, New York · 1248 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 40
  2. 1.51 km SW of Adams Center, New York · 1248 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.61 km WSW of Adams Center, New York · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.50 km WNW of Adams Center, New York · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.81 km WSW of Adams Center, New York · 1247 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  6. 1.81 km SW of Adams Center, New York · 1240 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.5New York · 1234 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.62 km WNW of Rodman, New York · 1222 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.61 km W of Adams Center, New York · 1257 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 128

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000k6kx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.