Has there ever been an earthquake in New York?
Yes. The USGS catalog lists 104 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more inside New York since 1900. The largest is magnitude 5.7, on September 5, 1944, and the latest is magnitude 2.5, on April 26, 2026.
Magnitude 3 or more by decade
New York earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more, by decade
The largest
| Sep 5, 1944 | 5.7 | The 1944 Massena, New York Earthquake |
| Apr 20, 2002 | 5.3 | 8 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York |
| Oct 7, 1983 | 5.1 | The 1983 Blue Mountain Lake, New York Earthquake |
| Apr 20, 1931 | 4.7 | 2 km SSW of Warrensburg, New York |
| Aug 12, 1929 | 4.7 | The 1929 Attica, New York Earthquake |
| Sep 5, 1944 | 4.5 | 6 km ESE of Cornwall, Canada |
| Apr 15, 1934 | 4.5 | 6 km WSW of Dannemora, New York |
| Jan 1, 1966 | 4.3 | 3 km SE of Attica, New York |
| Jun 9, 1975 | 4.2 | 6 km E of Altona, New York |
| Mar 18, 1928 | 4.1 | 7 km NNW of Paul Smiths, New York |
| Feb 3, 1916 | 4.1 | Mohawk Valley, New York |
| Jun 13, 1967 | 4.1 | 4 km SE of Attica, New York |
| Jun 17, 1991 | 4.0 | 7 km NE of Worcester, New York |
| Nov 3, 1975 | 4.0 | 19 km WSW of Long Lake, New York |
| Feb 6, 2023 | 3.8 | 1 km NE of West Seneca, New York |
| Apr 20, 2000 | 3.8 | 7 km WSW of Newcomb, New York |
| Sep 26, 1987 | 3.8 | 17 km NNW of Tupper Lake, New York |
| Apr 8, 2003 | 3.7 | 17 km ESE of Saint Regis Falls, New York |
| Apr 20, 2002 | 3.7 | 5 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 3.6 | New York |
| Oct 19, 1985 | 3.6 | 1 km SSW of Greenville, New York |
| Oct 7, 1983 | 3.5 | 7 km WSW of Newcomb, New York |
| Jun 6, 1980 | 3.5 | 9 km ESE of Port Leyden, New York |
| Nov 2, 1916 | 3.5 | Near Glens Falls, New York |
| Jan 5, 1916 | 3.5 | Near Chestertown, New York |
| Dec 25, 1903 | 3.5 | Near Ogdensburg, New York |
| Jan 13, 2020 | 3.4 | 5 km SW of Franklin, Canada |
| Oct 23, 1984 | 3.4 | 12 km SSE of North Creek, New York |
| Jul 15, 1973 | 3.4 | 8 km S of Long Lake, New York |
| Jun 9, 1998 | 3.3 | 3 km N of Dannemora, New York |
| Jun 7, 1974 | 3.3 | 3 km SW of Wappingers Falls, New York |
| Aug 10, 1913 | 3.3 | Near Lake Placid, New York |
| Jan 24, 1907 | 3.3 | Near Schenectady, New York |
| Nov 28, 2015 | 3.2 | 4 km S of Cornwall, Canada |
| Aug 30, 2007 | 3.2 | New York |
| Feb 3, 2001 | 3.2 | 6 km W of Bath, New York |
| Jul 31, 1997 | 3.2 | 0 km WSW of Lyons Falls, New York |
| Aug 20, 1984 | 3.2 | 4 km WNW of Chazy, New York |
| Aug 24, 2011 | 3.2 | 13 km ENE of Saint Regis Falls, New York |
| Dec 13, 2009 | 3.1 | 15 km N of Medusa, New York |
| Mar 11, 2020 | 3.1 | 0 km SSW of South Glens Falls, New York |
| May 24, 2002 | 3.1 | 6 km N of Au Sable Forks, New York |
| Aug 21, 1978 | 3.1 | 17 km S of Saint Regis Falls, New York |
| Sep 28, 1977 | 3.1 | 5 km W of Wilmington, New York |
| May 18, 2009 | 3.0 | 15 km N of Medusa, New York |
| Jul 24, 2007 | 3.0 | 12 km SSW of Altamont, New York |
| Jun 25, 2002 | 3.0 | 6 km NNW of Au Sable Forks, New York |
| Oct 13, 1997 | 3.0 | 18 km NW of Cranberry Lake, New York |
| May 25, 1995 | 3.0 | 3 km NW of Amherst, New York |
| Mar 2, 1995 | 3.0 | 3 km ENE of Tupper Lake, New York |