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Historic Earthquakes

Pennsylvania
1994 January 16 00:42:43.2 UTC Magnitude 4.0
1994 January 16 01:49:16.2 UTC Magnitude 4.6

00:42:43.2:
Slight damage in the Reading area. Felt north as far as Allentown and south to Chester County.

01:49:16.2:
Some damage in the Reading area. Felt (V) at Fleetwood, Hamburg and Wernersville; (IV) at Auburn, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Blue Ball, Conestoga, Denver, Douglassville, Ephrata, Exton, Gap, Honey Brook, Leola, Myerstown, Newmanstown, Orwigsburg, Parkesburg, Pequea, Pine Grove, Richland, Schaefferstown, Shoemakersville, Silver Spring, Temple and Willow Street. Felt throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and as far as Baltimore, Maryland and New York City. Also felt at Toronto, Canada.

From Significant Earthquakes of the World 1994