There is a difference between faults and fault lines. The USGS explains a fault is a three-dimensional surface within the planet that might go up to the surface or may be complete
The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was centered around 10 miles east of Portsmouth, in an area in the Atlantic Ocean just north of the Isles of Shoals. Video from the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island shows the camera shaking when the earthquake hit at around 10:22 a.m.
New England felt the ground shake for a moment on Monday, January 27. Get all the details on who felt the earthquake.
People across the region felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered off the coast of Maine in York Harbor. So how rare is such an occurrence in New England?
An earthquake was felt across New Hampshire on Monday morning. The 3.8-magnitude quake shook less than 10 miles east of Portsmouth around 10:22 a.m. The quake shook at a depth of more than 8 miles.Sign up for our NewslettersThe USGS initially reported the quake measured at a 4.
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.
Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question.
YORK HARBOR, Maine - Another earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Maine, an aftershock from a larger quake that shook Boston, New Hampshire and Rhode Island two days earlier. The magnitude 2.
Another, smaller earthquake was reported off the coast of Maine overnight. The 2.0-magnitude earthquake occurred around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday off the coast of York, Maine, about the same location as Monday’s 3.
On Appledore Island near the epicenter of Monday's earthquake, the Shoals Marine Laboratory cameras show the vibrations felt from the 3.8 quake.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter After initial reports of a magnitude of 4.1. – and then 3.9 – earthquake striking the area, it was later confirmed that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coa