The Rockbound Coast of Maine is Shaking

[Michael_ Gee]

We here in New England just had an earthquake. 4.5, centered in southern Maine, and quite emphatically felt here in Lexington, Mass., at least at my house.

 

[Mark2010]

Sort of rare for that part of the world, eh?

 

[Liut]

Sort of rare for that part of the world, eh?

I'll let Mr. Gee speak for himself, but isn't there a significant fault along the Hudson River Valley?

 

[LongTimeListener]

Man, I swore this was a D_B about the release of the Zumba johns' names.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I have no idea of the geology of New England except that it has lots of rocks right underneath wherever you want or need to dig.

 

[BDC99]

Man, I swore this was a D_B about the release of the Zumba johns' names.

That's what I fully expected too.

 

[Beaker]

Down here in CT, I didn't feel it (I was outside), but my sister said her wall pictures shook.

 

[MileHigh]

Who sneezed?

Joking. If you don't experience them or have, they can be unsettling.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

Sort of rare for that part of the world, eh?

I'll let Mr. Gee speak for himself, but isn't there a significant fault along the Hudson River Valley?

I don't think it's that rare, but usually on a very small scale. The CBS sports station out of Boston had a meteorologist on for a few minutes. Some Intretesting stuff. Did you know the Richter Scale is no longer used to measure quakes?

 

[qtlaw]

4.5? Out here, that's like the train rumbling down the tracks, not a big deal. 6.5? Now you're talking.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

I've always wondered what one felt like. Now I know.

 

[Bubbler]

 

[LongTimeListener]

I've always wondered what one felt like. Now I know.

That's what she said.

 

[HanSenSE]

You sure that part of Maine isn't about to fall into the Atlantic.