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?

It felt as if the furnace was blowing up, a truck was hitting our building and our solar panels were falling off – all at the same time,” said a resident less than 10 miles from the quake’s epicenter.

A 2.0-magnitude earthquake was reported off the coast of York Harbor, Maine Wednesday morning — days after a larger, 3.8-magnitude quake struck the same area, sending tremors throughout New England. The Wednesday-morning quake struck around 8:15 a.