A small earthquake in western New York has jolted people awake but apparently caused no significant damage.
The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo at about 6:15 a.m. Monday.
A seismologist says it matched the intensity of the strongest earthquake the region has seen in 40 years of available records.
That's a quake that was recorded in 1999.
The shaking lasted only a few seconds but sent residents unaccustomed to earthquakes to social media in search of an explanation.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz tweeted that the quake was felt in at least a 30-mile radius.
Residents from around Fort Erie, ON report their entire home shaking, some hearing a loud bang, and describing it like a large bulldozer outside of their home.