Earthquake felt in Boston today was centered in Maine
Boston-An earthquake According to the Meteorological Bureau, the sense of earthquake in Boston, Massachusetts, is centered on the Port of Burine in Maine US Geological Survey. New Hampshire and Rhode Island also have a sense of shock Map of U.S. Geological Survey show.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred at 10:22 am. The initial report was level 4.1, and the report was later.
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John Ebel, a senior scientist at the Boston College Westton Observatory, told WBZ-TV: “This is like a earthquake once every five years.”
According to the US Geological Survey, the depth of the earthquake exceeds 8 miles underground. According to the National Tsunami Warning Center, New England has no tsunami threat.
WBZ-TV executed weather producer Terry Eliasen said: “We are not on any active fault line.” “But for our region, this is really significant.”
There is no report of earthquake damage in Massachusetts
The region and the WBZ-TV news editor room in Boston can feel a few seconds of shocks.
“My house shook well,” said David Wade, an anchor of WBZ TV station in western Boston. “It feels like it lasts for 5 to 10 seconds.”
Massachusetts Emergency Affairs Administration explain It received a report with a sense of earthquake in the state, but did not immediately receive a damaged report.
The agency said: “Remember, during the earthquake: squat, cover and grasp to ensure safety.”
Will Boston still have an earthquake aftershock?
Eber said: “There will definitely be an aftershock, and the earthquake records will occur.”
“If the aftershocks reaches 2.8, 3.0 or 3.1, assuming that people in the northern coast of Massachusetts and the coastal areas of New Hampshire and people in the southern coastal areas of Maine may feel these aftershocks,” he said.
Last year, one Class 4.8 earthquake Centered on New Jersey There is a sense of shock in parts of Massachusetts.
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