It looks like there was a small earthquake this morning in Newfane area. It was recorded at 3:21 AM and registered as a 1.9 magnitude quake.

https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2017-09-06-07-21-09-utc-1-9-5
https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2017-09-06-07-21-09-utc-1-9-5
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According to earthquaketrack.com, there have been no public reports of the earthquake yet. However, we did get a call this morning from a woman who lives in the area that said she did feel it. She said it woke her up and her picture frames on the wall were rattling.

Do you live in the area? Did you feel it?

https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2017-09-06-07-21-09-utc-1-9-5
https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2017-09-06-07-21-09-utc-1-9-5
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To put the magnitude into perspective against another earthquakes, it doesn't even register as minor on the the magnitude scale. In fact, there were an estimated 900,000 earthquakes of 2.5 or less last year.

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/UPSeis/magnitude.html
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