Western New York and Southern Ontario woke up to a pretty significant surprise this morning thanks to a pretty significant earthquake that shook the area for a few seconds.

That earthquake, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) says ranks was a magnitude 3.8, happened around 6:15 am on Monday, February 6, 2023, and was centered just about 1 more east-northeast of West Seneca, New York.

Now while that earthquake was a shock to many in the area, including myself, believe it or not, it's not really that uncommon in Western New York. The Buffalo area sits on a pretty significant fault line and from time to time that fault line reminds us it's here.

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According to records from the USGS, the Buffalo area has had 78 earthquakes hit the area over the last 100 hundred years, with several of those being at least a magnitude 3 or larger.

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M4.7 Earthquake Hit Corfu, New York on August 12, 1929

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M4.3 Earthquake Hit Attica, New York on January 1, 1966

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M4.1 Earthquake Hit Attica, New York on June 13, 1967

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M3.8 Earthquake Hit West Seneca, New York on February 6, 2023

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M3.4 Earthquake Hit Cuylerville, New York on March 12, 1994

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If you are interested in looking at a map of all the earthquakes we've had in the region, we've created a custom Google Earth Map of every earthquake that has been requcorded since 1923. You can find that map right here.

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