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Did You Feel the 4.6-Magnitude Maine Earthquake?

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A look at the intensity of Tuesday's earthquake.

UPDATED 8:39 p.m.: The USGS has downgraded the earthquake to a 4.0. Also, some New Hampshire residents are reporting foundation damage from the rattle. 

Facebook just lit up with friends commenting on their houses shaking from the earthquake. According to the USGS, the quake hit 20 miles west of Portland, ME, in Lake Arrowhead.

Within five minutes of us asking if readers felt it on Facebook, more than 100 responded with resounding yesses! 

Small tremors were felt in the Greater Boston area after a 4.6 magnitude Earthquake near Lake Arrowhead, Maine

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

The last time we felt the effects of a quake was June 2011, from the rumble in Washington, D.C. 

Did you feel it? Tell us in the comments!


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