YORK (WGME) -- Mainers were "shaken up" after a rare earthquake off the southern Maine coast rattled parts of the state. People across Maine and New England say they felt the earthquake late Monday morning. The quake struck just off the coast of York Harbor a little after 10:20 a.m. It was initially measured at a magnitude 4.1, then the U.S. Geological Survey lowered it to a 3.8. That was enough for people to feel it. "I was upstairs exercising and then all of a sudden the house started shaking...

WESTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Many Massachusetts residents reported feeling Monday’s 3.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine. Data collected at the Boston College Weston Observatory showed seismic shaking at 10:22 a.m. “When [the seismograph] goes crazy like that, then I know that there’s an earthquake. When I saw this earthquake, I knew it wasn’t small. I knew people would’ve felt it,” said Dr. John Ebel, senior research scientist at the observatory. Ebel has been studying earthquakes in Weston since 1981. “This is a once-in-five-year, on average, earthquake in New England...

Everyone seated at the Lobster Cove Restaurant’s upstairs bar had felt it. It was the talk of the Monday lunch rush in York, Maine. One patron had been blow-drying her hair. Another was relaxing in a recliner. Over drinks and haddock sandwiches with a view of Long Sands Beach, the bar was abuzz with the morning’s events — when just two hours prior the coastal southern Maine town was the epicenter of a magnitude 3.8 earthquake. The tremor struck at 10:22 a.m. on Monday about 6 miles southeast of York...

Officials confirm an earthquake off the coast of Maine occurred at 10:22 AM this morning. Please do not call 911 unless there is an emergency. If you would like to report feeling the earthquake, check out the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s website:https://t.co/vOWP6P7Ki8 pic.twitter.com/EkND0Vpnn0 — Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) (@MaineEMA) January 27, 2025 A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the New England region Monday morning — a minor but stronger-than-usual jolt for the East Coast.

PORTLAND, Maine - A rare 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook Maine on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 10:22 a.m. and was reported at a depth of 13.2 km and centered 10 km southeast of York Harbor. People reported feeling shaking across York and Cumberland counties that lasted 20 to 25 seconds. It was felt as far north as Skowhegan and as far south as Boston. In York and other nearby towns, residents called police to report explosions, while others took to social media to...

Earthquake strikes off New England coast; shaking felt in Boston area YORK HARBOR, Maine -- A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was centered 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor, Maine. Homes and businesses in Concord, Massachusetts, reporting feeling the quake, according to local police. "Earthquakes are unusual but not unheard of along the Atlantic Seaboard," the U.S. Geological Survey said. This is a developing story. Please check...

The United States Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 6 miles off the coast of Maine , southeast of York Harbor, with a depth of 8 miles. Officials from the York County Emergency Management Agency in Maine confirmed the earthquake struck the area at 10:22 a.m. Monday, and asked that residents not call 911 unless they had an emergency to report. “Shaking was felt countywide,” the agency wrote in a post on X. “No risk remains to the public. To assist our dispatch centers, please DO NOT call...

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake that struck Monday morning off the coast of Maine was felt in at least nine states, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports. Thousands of reports poured into the USGS of people feeling the earthquake as far south as New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Most reports were clustered in southern Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut and into Massachusetts. There were also sporadic reports in New York. Social media also saw numerous reports from people claiming they felt the shaking. What to Know The earthquake...

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake off the coast of Maine shook parts of the Northeast on Monday morning, with residents as far away as Boston feeling the rumble, officials said. The quake occurred about 6.5 miles southeast of York, Maine, just before 10:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which initially reported the magnitude as 4.1 before adjusting the temblor to 3.8. "Today's M3.8 near Bar Harbor, Maine, reminds us that earthquakes are unusual but not unheard of along the Atlantic Seaboard," USGS wrote on X. The National Weather...

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of southern Vermont on Monday morning. The earthquake originated off the coast of York, Maine, at 10:22 a.m, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents of Springfield and Brattleboro shared in community social media groups that they felt shaking for about 10-15 seconds. A magnitude of 3.8 is relatively mild, and there were no reported harms from Monday’s weak seismic activity, according to New Hampshire’s emergency management division.