The Maine Geological Survey reported a magnitude 2.1 quake on Dec. 9, 2024, 4 miles north of Upton, but noted that there were no reports from people who felt it. On July 28, a magnitude 2.8 earthquake recorded in West Gardiner had scattered reports of weak shaking up to 30 mile away.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.8-magnitude earthquake southeast of York Harbor, Maine, could be felt in at least five states.
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 ...
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook parts of New England early Monday morning, striking approximately 7 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake hit at a depth of roughly 8 miles, rattling the region from Boston to Portland, Maine.
The largest earthquake ever recorded in or off the coast of Maine was in 1907 ... concentration of epicenters focusing south of Portland and off the New Hampshire and Massachusetts coast.
In South Portland, Katie Mauro's two cats seemed ... usually isn't mistaken for anything. The largest earthquake recorded in Maine was a magnitude 5.7 near the Canadian border in 1904.
The largest known New England earthquakes were a 6.5-magnitude in 1638 centered in Vermont or New Hampshire, and a 5.8-magnitude centered offshore from Cape Ann in 1755, which resulted in severe damage to the Boston waterfront.
It’s been a very busy week underground in Maine, as there was an aftershock Wednesday morning from the larger earthquake that occurred Monday.
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred around 10:30 a.m. about 8 miles of the coast of York Harbor in Southern Maine,
The 2.0 earthquake Wednesday morning was in the same region of Maine as the magnitude 3.8 earthquake on Monday.
The state of Maine was hit by a rare 3.8 magnitude earthquake Monday morning, a tremor that could be felt across the New England region.