By Christopher Jamele and Mark Scott
Buffalo, NY – An early morning earthquake shook our region Saturday.
The quake, measuring a magnitude 5.1, extended from Erie, Pennsylvania north to Toronto and east to the St. Lawrence Valley and into New England. The quake's epicenter was located approximately 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh.
According to meteorologists at the National Weather Service, the earthquake struck at around 6:50am. Local reports claim it lasted anywhere between 15 and 30 seconds.
There are no reports of any major damage. But North Country Public Radio is reporting that some roads in the Plattsburgh area were damaged. There was also a report of a rock slide blocking a road.
UB's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research says area residents who felt the earthquake are invited to report what they felt to the U.S. Geological Survey. Click "report an earthquake.
The last time an earthquake of this magnitude was felt in Western New York was on September 25th, 1998 when a magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit northwest Pennsylvania.