3.8-magnitude earthquake shakes New England coast - Boston News, Weather, Sports

YORK, Maine (WHDH) – A 3.8-magnitude earthquake shook the coast of New England Monday morning, officials said.

The epicenter was pinpointed about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine, in the Atlantic Ocean, with a depth of about 8 miles, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey.

The quake was recorded at 10:22 a.m. Many reported they felt shaking across Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

“I was actually walking upstairs in my house and I got to the top of the stairs when I felt a rumbling. I heard a loud rumbling and then I felt it, and when I got to the top of the stairs, I thought, ‘Did I leave the washing machine on? Is it like jumping around in the basement?’” said Barbara Perkins, who lives in York. “But, it sounded louder than that.”

Perkins said she also wondered if the rumbling was coming from the generator behind her house. However, when she went outside, the rumbling had stopped. That’s when her nerves began to kick in.

“I was shaking, but I’m not sure if it was because I was nervous. I really didn’t know what it was. I hadn’t felt anything like that before,” Perkins said.

No tsunami warnings, advisories, watches, or threats were announced in connection with the temblor, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A beach camera at the Stage Neck Inn in York recorded the shaking.

The USGS preliminarily reported the earthquake’s magnitude as 4.1, before downgrading it to 3.9 and then 3.8.

“This is a once in a five year on average earthquake in New England itself,” said Boston College Professor Dr. John Ebel. “We do live in a seismically active area, and we have had damaging earthquakes in the past, and there is every reason to believe we will have damaging earthquakes in the future.”

New Hampshire 911 has not received any calls about damage or injuries related to the quake, according to the New Hampshire Department of Safety.

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