Overnight Earthquake Shakes Parts Of Hudson Valley
by Daily Voice 01/02/2016 NEWS
ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents in parts of Rockland, particularly Suffern and Sloatsburg, reported feeling their homes shake early Saturday morning as a minor earthquake struck just over the New Jersey border in Ringwood.
Ramapo Police report they began receiving "several calls from residents of Sloatsburg and Suffern that they felt their homes shaking" at around 1 a.m. Saturday.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the precise time the 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck was 12:58 p.m. four kilometers northwest of Ringwood.
Ramapo police said patrol cars were dispatched to the areas. Officers did not observe any damage or power outages during their check of the area. No residents have reported any injury, damage, or power outages either, Ramapo Police said.
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