The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck southern Maine about 7:12 this evening. According to the local NBC affiliate, people called reporting the quake from as far away as New York City.
Now, we're hearing that the quake went from 4.5 to 4.6 (and remember, each full digit is an increase of 10 times the previous digit; i.e., a 5.0 is ten times as powerful as a 4.0) and is now at 4.0.
Either way, I didn't feel it. Guess this means I gotta lose some weight.
Oh, and there are no reports of injuries, fortunately.
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Mrs. JP and I felt it last night in central Massachusetts. It was strong enough to rattle our windows, shake the house and make our laptop monitors move back and forth.
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