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TELL US: Did you Feel the Earthquake?

A 4.6 magnitude quake in Maine shook homes in Boston area Tuesday night. Did you feel the earthquake in the area?

 

Did you feel that shaking?

An earthquake near Lake Arrowhead, Maine rattled homes and teeth all the way down into Boston Tuesday night. Preliminary measurements by the U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred 16.8 miles underground and hit 4.6 on the Richter Scale. Lake Arrowhead is about 31 miles west of Portland.

Did you feel the earthquake? Or are you sure people are overreacting? Tell us in the comments below!

Related Topics: Earthquake, Earthquake in Maine, Earthquake in Massachusetts, Earthquake in Walpole, and Maine Earthquake

Bonnie Kavanagh

7:53 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

I had not heard of the earth quake and was home alone. My house made noises but sounded more like footsteps upstairs and it was a little disconcerting. Coincidentally my dog reacted to the noises by barking and I was on Facebook with friends in the Maine/NH area who reported it at the exact same time my noises were heard. Coincidence, perhaps...who knows?

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Pam Holman

8:20 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Hi,
I was watching Jeopardy on TV and had the gas dryer on!! My house started shaking and made some weird noises. Thank goodness it wasnt the gas!!! I am still a little freaked out though...Pam

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Barbara Jones

8:32 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Felt in Springfield, VT and Mt Holly, VT at 7:15 or so. I was on the phone and my bed started shaking. I thought my daughter was having a seizure. Then I posted on Facebook and seen 5 other friends within a 40 mile radius of me posting about it. Not coincidence here. We definitely all felt it and it is funny, because we all made almost the exact same post.

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Wolfgang Amadeus

8:41 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Definitely not overreacting, though thankfully it wasn't a big deal. I'm about a half hour away from the epicenter and I really thought a truck hit the building I live in. It was more than just a little shutter...it was a bang that made everything in the house rattle!

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Victoria Dalton

8:48 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

I didn't feel it at Camp Finberg, but my mom and sister felt it at out house but my aunt felt nothing

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Darren Major

8:57 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Didn't feel a thing here in SE Mass and hope people won't exaggerate in their comments

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sherm palan

9:08 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

we felt the kitchen table and chairs tremble and heard the dishes rattle a bit at the corner of Moose Hill Street and S. Main Street.
sherm palan

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Peter J. Wiggins

9:23 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Didn't feel it in here in my neck of the woods.

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Dennis Naughton

10:01 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Here on Everett Lane in Foxborough I felt the tremor for at least 10 seconds. Glassware on shelves rattled.

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Maureen Venditti

11:42 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Yes on East Monroe. Was doing work on my computer and the room shook twice in a row. I had no idea what it was. Started to check the house.Then I got a call from my husband while he was at work asking did I feel the earthquake. He did at work in Waltham. He told me about the earthquake in ME and that it also had rattled parts of MA.

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mark

10:12 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Felt it in Attleboro Mass - SE Mass. Actually heard it more than felt it. Thought it was the wind or that something heavy had fallen in the garage, basement, or attic. Found nothing and considered if it was an earthquake. Talked myself out of it.

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Diane OBrien

11:57 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

In Norton, MA in bathroom felt floor kind of jiggle with noise which I thought was a plane real low or like my oil heat turned on. But definitely felt in Norton, MA

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Avon Barksdale

12:06 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

OMG in Dedham I was totally frightened when I didn't feel it. Scary.

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SharonResident

12:54 am on Thursday, October 18, 2012

Did not feel it or hear anything unusual...but my dog was acting unusual at the time! They say they have a 6th sense - maybe she knew!!

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