TELL US: Maine Earthquake Felt in Foxborough Area - Did You Feel It?
The U.S. Geological Survey's website reported an earthquake in Maine registering a 4.6 magnitude on Richter scale occurred just after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Tremors from the quake were felt in the Foxborough area.
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An earthquake in Maine registering a 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale Tuesday evening has been felt throughout the East coast, including here in Foxborough.
Tremors have reportedly been felt in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The earthquake, according to United States Geological Survey's website, was centered 3 miles west of Hollis Center, Maine. The location is 52 miles North East of Concord, N.H., according to the USGS. The epicenter of the quake was about 92 miles from Boston. For more information about tectonic activity in New England, check out the US Geological Survey's information page.
Call for Comments: Did you feel the tremors Tuesday? Help us out and tell us where you felt them and about your experience in the comments below.
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Beth Rayner-Zyskowski
8:26 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
I felt it in Milford - and the center of this earthquake, Hollis Center, Maine, is right next door to where my family's cottages are on Little Ossipee Lake. Wondering if there's damage to the buildings.
Cynthia Bixby
9:22 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Felt it in waterboro. Felt like an explosion. Not a normal earthquake I have felt many times in California. I have a lot of nee cracks in my house.
Julie Prive
9:22 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
We felt it in Poland, Me. It was pretty scary for a minute because we have never felt that before! We are now worried about possible aftershocks! At first we thought is was our washing machine going crazy, then realized we weren't using it.
Dennis Naughton
12:15 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Felt it right here on Everett Lane in Foxborough. It was the strongest I have ever felt here.
Auntie Een
4:20 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
I was relaxing on a comfortable bed at the Holiday Inn Express in Plainville, settling down for an an early evening nap when the bed shook like Jello-O. I just knew it was an earthquake. Wow.