Maine residents reported significant shaking Monday morning as an earthquake affected the southern part of the state. According to the United States Geological Survey , the earthquake registered a magnitude of 3. The quake hit at approximately a. We have a report of someone in Massachusetts feeling the quake's effects. Earthquakes are not unusual in Maine, but they're typically not detected by anyone other than the experts, who report it to the USGS.
But this one was noticeable, according to witnesses, with one saying it roused his hard-to-wake son from a sound sleep. For once, when the ground started shaking in Maine, it wasn't because Bonecrusher, Mega Wrex, Crushstation, and the other Monster Trucks were in town.
Anyone who felt the earthquake can report their experience on the USGS website. The Maine Geological Survey reports the largest accurate measurement of an earthquake in the state was in Oxford County in That earthquake had a Richter magnitude of 4.
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