YORK, Maine (WGME) -- Another small earthquake was reported off the coast of Maine on Wednesday morning. The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) reported a 2.0 magnitude earthquake occurred about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor. This was the same area where a 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Maine on Monday.
YORK HARBOR, Maine - Another earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Maine, two days after a larger quake shook Boston, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
It felt as if the furnace was blowing up, a truck was hitting our building and our solar panels were falling off – all at the same time,” said a resident less than 10 miles from the quake’s epicenter.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.
Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks.
The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was centered about 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor in Maine, officials said.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was recorded at 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was about 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, according to USGS. It shook at a depth of 13.2 km. There is no tsunami danger from this earthquake.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine rattled residents from Boston to Connecticut on Monday and was felt as far away as Albany.
YORK, Maine (WGME) -- An earthquake shook parts of Maine on Monday. The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) originally reported a 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred about 8 miles southeast of York Harbor around 10:22 a.m. It was later lowered to a 3.8 magnitude earthquake.
The US Geological Survey said this quake, whose epicenter was about 7 miles from southern Maine’s coastal town of York, was the strongest earthquake to strike the Northeast since last April’s 4.8 shaker in northern New Jersey, which was also felt across must of Southern New England, including Boston.
Another small earthquake was reported off the coast of York Harbor early Wednesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.0 quake was about 5.5 miles southeast of York Harbor in almost the exact same spot as a magnitude 3.