Boston shaking from earthquake off New Hampshire, Maine Monday – NBC New York


The Boston space shook from a uncommon, however minor, earthquake Monday morning.

The U.S. Geological Survey rated the shaking as a magnitude 3.9, downgraded from the preliminary magnitude of 4.1. It was centered off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine in York Harbor, about 12 miles underground.

Whereas not damaging, and pretty frequent in areas with extra seismic exercise like California, that is comparatively massive for the world.

Shaking was felt throughout the area — as far-off as New Haven, Connecticut, and Albany, New York, based on responses despatched to U.S. Geological Survey.

Final 12 months, the Boston space felt shaking from a 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey.

Do you know South Carolina noticed a devastating 7.3 earthquake in 1886?



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