Earthquake Rattles Houses in Maine and Is Felt Hundreds of Miles Away

Earthquake Rattles Houses in Maine and Is Felt Hundreds of Miles Away
A map showing the epicenter of a magnitude 3.8 earthquake centered near the Maine coast on Jan. 27, 2025. AP Graphic
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SCARBOROUGH, Maine—A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.

The earthquake took place at about 10:22 a.m. on Monday and was centered about six miles southeast of York Harbor in southern Maine, the United States Geological Survey reported. It was reported at a depth of about eight miles the survey said.