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Sleepy Hollow Rattled by Rare Tremors, Sparking Local Curiosity
Clear Facts
- Magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit 10:17 a.m. Tuesday near Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County.
- Epicenter half mile from Sleepy Hollow at 4.6 miles underground.
- Light shaking spanned Sleepy Hollow to Hudson Valley north and Yonkers south.
- No damage reported; only 20 similar quakes since 1950.
Minor temblor rattled suburbs 20 miles north of New York City Tuesday morning.
Historic Sleepy Hollow, iconic for Washington Irving’s Headless Horseman legend, experienced light effects with no impacts.
“At 10:17 a.m. today, March 10, a 2.3‑magnitude earthquake with an epicenter in Sleepy Hollow was felt in parts of Westchester County. At this time, the county’s Department of Emergency Services has not received any reports of operational impacts or damage to infrastructure,” said Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins.
“Officials at the former Indian Point site have also reported no impacts to operations and are conducting precautionary site surveys as part of their standard safety protocols.”
America’s heartland reminds us to embrace preparedness rooted in self-reliance amid rare natural stirrings.
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