An earthquake was detected off the coast of New Hampshire early Wednesday, the second quake to occur in the area this week, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. A 3.8-magnitude earthquake was reported in the Atlantic Ocean about 9.

A Ware, Massachusetts, resident said she was home and her whole house was shaking for about 10 seconds from what she at first believed was an 18-wheeler coming down Route 9.

The 3.8-magnitude earthquake was centered around 10 miles east of Portsmouth, in an area in the Atlantic Ocean just north of the Isles of Shoals. Video from the Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island shows the camera shaking when the earthquake hit at around 10:22 a.m.

Experts from UNH explain how rare the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was and the likelihood of significant aftershocks.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Northeast early Monday — shaking buildings and homes along the Atlantic coast, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which struck at 10:22 a ...

A.M. AND AS FAR AS NEW HAMPSHIRE EARTHQUAKES GO, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING US SOME QUESTIONS. WE ARE NOT RIGHT ON A MAIN PLATE WHERE YOU’VE GOT LIKE OUT TOWARD CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY HAVE PLATES THAT ARE SO BIG THAT THEY’RE RUBBING UP AGAINST EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake is on the smaller end of the Richter scale and even for people who may have felt it here in Massachusetts. It’s not likely that there was any damage.

There was an earthquake off the coast of Maine on Monday morning and people across Connecticut have reported feeling it. The earthquake, a magnitude 3.8, happened near York Harbor, Maine, around 10:22 a.

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