10/16/2012 -~ 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake strikes Maine -- East Coast feels it

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Reports of being felt throughout Massachusetts
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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000d75b.php

Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:22 UTC Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:22 PM at epicenter

Location 43.611°N, 70.661°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
Region MAINE
Distances 8 km (5 miles) SE (132°) from Lake Arrowhead, ME 19 km (12 miles) WSW (246°) from Gorham, ME 20 km (12 miles) NE (34°) from Springvale, ME 94 km (59 miles) NE (42°) from Manchester, NH 148 km (92 miles) NNE (14°) from Boston, MA

Comments

I live in Maine, and this is

notBianchi's picture

I live in Maine, and this is the first earthquake I have felt. Not a common occurence here in New England. I could literally see the aliens drilling a hole into the tectonic plate from my house. 

I felt a shudder lasting

Guest's picture

I felt a shudder lasting about a minute. It shook my laptop's screen ! I'm all the way out in north truro on the cape