‘What was that?’ Residents share video clips after earthquake rattles Buffalo-Niagara region

A minor 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattled western New York and parts of southern Ontario close to the U.S.-Canada border Monday morning.The quake’s epicentre was in West Seneca, N.Y., a suburban neighbourhood near downtown Buffalo, at approximately 6:15 a.m. According to Earthquakes Canada, the quake occurred six kilometres east from Buffalo and about 97 km east-southeast from Hamilton, Ont. Earthquakes Canada and the U.S. Geological Survey said there were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries after the event. Some of those who woke to the quake turned to social media, sharing surveillance home videos that capture the exact moment in which the earthquake rumbled the ground. In one video, a woman sleeping next to her baby jolts out of bed as the shaking began, asking “What was that?” In others you can hear the eerie sounds of the earth rumbling as furniture aggressively shakes on screen. Here were some videos shared on social media: Santiago Arias Orozco is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @SantiagoAriasO6

Feb 7, 2023 - 02:50

‘What was that?’ Residents share video clips after earthquake rattles Buffalo-Niagara region

A minor 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattled western New York and parts of southern Ontario close to the U.S.-Canada border Monday morning.

The quake’s epicentre was in West Seneca, N.Y., a suburban neighbourhood near downtown Buffalo, at approximately 6:15 a.m. According to Earthquakes Canada, the quake occurred six kilometres east from Buffalo and about 97 km east-southeast from Hamilton, Ont.

Earthquakes Canada and the U.S. Geological Survey said there were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries after the event.

Some of those who woke to the quake turned to social media, sharing surveillance home videos that capture the exact moment in which the earthquake rumbled the ground.

In one video, a woman sleeping next to her baby jolts out of bed as the shaking began, asking “What was that?” In others you can hear the eerie sounds of the earth rumbling as furniture aggressively shakes on screen.

Here were some videos shared on social media:

Santiago Arias Orozco is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @SantiagoAriasO6