Earthquake hits Adirondack Mountains in New York

A 2.1-magnitude earthquake shook the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York the morning of May 21, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The mild quake hit at 10:23 a.m. and was located roughly 7 miles east southeast of the Essex County hamlet of Elizabethtown. The USGS Did You Feel It? metric rated it a four; an earthquake of that strength only produces light shaking and no damage.

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The Adirondacks are one of the more seismically active parts of the northeastern United States and there have been three earthquakes of magnitude greater than 4.9 in the region since 1944, according to USGS. The most recent of those, a magnitude 5, occurred in the vicinity of Plattsburgh in April 2002.

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A 4.8-magnitude earthquake near Lebanon, New Jersey this April was felt as far away as Maine and Virginia. The most recent earthquake in the Rochester area was a 1.7-magnitude quake near North Gates on Feb. 7.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Earthquake hits Adirondack Mountains in New York