A magnitude 3.8 earthquake off the coast of Maine shook parts of the Northeast Monday morning, with residents as far away as Boston feels the rumble, officials said.
The quake struck about 6.5 miles southeast of York, Maine, shortly before 10:30 a.m., according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), which initially reported a magnitude of 4.1 before downgrading the quake to 3.8.
“Today’s M3.8 near Bar Harbor, Maine, reminds us that earthquakes are unusual but not unheard of along the Atlantic coast,” the USGS wrote on X.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Caribou, Maine, said there was no tsunami threat.
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So far, there have been no reports of damage or injuries.
The US Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.8 off the coast of Maine on Monday morning. (US Geological Survey)
Residents of the North East reported feeling a sudden shock on social media.
“Shake! Did anyone else feel it?? I’m in southern Maine and the whole house shook like a vehicle hit it,” wrote one user on X.
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“Pretty decent jerk here. Big WTF moment,” the user wrote in another post. – I rushed to the window to see if something hit the house.
NWS Boston, about 65 miles south of York, the residents asked if they felt a rumble.
Other residents in New Hampshire and Rhode Island also reported rattling.
The USGS said New England as far away as Long Island, N.Y., felt small quakes and suffered damage of a rare magnitude since colonial times.
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“Moderately damaging earthquakes occur somewhere in the region every few decades, and smaller earthquakes are felt about twice a year,” the USGS said. “The Boston area was damaged three times within 28 years in the mid-1700s, and New York City was damaged in 1737 and 1884.”
