The northeast region of New England felt a bit of a shake on Monday morning as a 3.8 magnitude earthquake occurred at 10:22 a.m. just off the coast of York, Maine.
Across all Marblehead Facebook groups, locals were posting about the shake wondering if others felt it too. And to no surprise, everyone did.
Locals stated areas including, Pinecliff Road, Rainbow Road, Merill Road, and more across town. Other locals were quick to respond with reports from news stations regarding the earthquake and its magnitude.
Some thought it may have just been a plane or construction occurring near their homes, but upon finding out the news the shakiness they felt made sense.
“Thought it was a jet taking off at Logan at first but then it got bigger,” one Facebook user stated.
Another local stated on Facebook, “Thought it was the construction in my neighborhood, but nope.”
Last year, four earthquakes occurred in the Maine area ranging from magnitudes of 1.8 to 2.8 even though the state itself does not sit on an active fault line according to Maine.gov.
Monday’s earthquake is the largest one to come out of Maine since 2012 when a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck East Waterboro about 13 miles northwest of Saco.
For Marbleheaders it’s likely the last earthquake that was felt was last year’s North Jersey earthquake that rocked a majority of the northeast being a 4.8 on the Richter scale. Before then, five years ago a 1.5 magnitude shook just off the coast of Nahant.
Since the northeast region of the US doesn’t sit on any major fault lines and earthquakes are a rarity, it’s exciting when New Englanders get a chance to feel one.