YORK, Maine (WWLP) – An earthquake that rattled Maine could be felt throughout southern New England Monday.
The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported that at 10:22 a.m. on Monday, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake, which has since been downgraded to 3.8, was centered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 kilometers southeast of York Harbor. The National Weather Service said the earthquake was 12 miles in depth, 55 miles northeast of Boston, and 45 miles southwest of Portland, Maine. They say that there is no tsunami danger from this earthquake.
“Today’s M3.8 near Bar Harbor, [Maine], reminds us that earthquakes are unusual but not unheard of along the Atlantic Seaboard,” USGS officials said in a social media post.
Nexstar stations received reports of people feeling the earth shake in Vermont, northern New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and even Virginia.
A man WWLP identified by his first name, David, said he was at a doctor’s appointment in Massachusetts and the chair he was sitting on shook for about four seconds. In Turners Falls, another viewer, Gabrielle, said she felt the earthquake for about 6 to 10 seconds.
A Ware, Massachusetts, resident said she was home and her whole house was shaking for about 10 seconds from what she at first believed was an 18-wheeler coming down Route 9.
The USGS says that while earthquakes on the East Coast are less common than out West, they can be felt more widely.
Normally, Southern New England only feels earthquakes of 1.0 to 2.5 magnitudes.