Earthquake rattles Northeast

NEW YORK - An earthquake felt from Maine to Pennsylvania rattled the Northeast Saturday morning with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. <br> <br> The earthquake hit just before 7 a.m. and was centered about 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, in northern New York near the Vermont and Canadian borders. <br> <br> There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. <br> <br> ``I was getting out of the shower and the mirror was shaking. The whole house was shaking,&#39;&#39; said Darlene Conklin, who lives in Hopewell Junction, about 60 miles north of New York City. ``My husband was watching TV, and he felt the couch shaking. You could see the doors shaking, the walls trembling.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Sandy Caligiore, of Lake Placid, said he felt the shaking for about 30 seconds. It was so strong, decorations were falling off the walls, he said. <br> <br> The earthquake was recorded at 6:50 a.m., said William Ott, a seismologist at Weston Observatory at Boston College. The USGS National Earthquake Information Center measured its depth at 5 kilometers. <br> <br> ``There are faults all over the northeastern United States,&#39;&#39; Ott said. ``They&#39;re not as active as the ones in California, but they&#39;re capable of producing earthquakes of this size from time to time.&#39;&#39;

http://accesswdun.com/article/2002/4/202414