4.5 EQ MAINE

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

I felt it here in SW CT

Very unusual area for an earthquake !

Good catch dettro !

that´s pretty shallow..

USGS Just posted the quake too

4.5 2012/10/16 23:12:25 43.603 -70.754 27.0 MAINE

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Magnitude 4.5 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:25 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:25 PM at epicenter

Location 43.603°N, 70.754°W
Depth 27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program
Region MAINE
Distances

7 km (4 miles) S (191°) from Lake Arrowhead, ME
16 km (10 miles) NNE (12°) from Springvale, ME
18 km (11 miles) N (5°) from Sanford, ME
89 km (55 miles) NE (39°) from Manchester, NH
145 km (90 miles) N (11°) from Boston, MA

Excellent post.

Thanks!

Gotta friend in NH said his house just shook, not far off, this must have been it.

The Georgia Seismograph caught the quake too

here's the signal for the quake

[link to geophysics.eas.gatech.edu]

it should update in a minute.

Yeah pretty fkn unusual for an EQ

North Providence, RI area... I felt it.

felt it here in central mass, shaking for about 8 sec.

No doubt quake bro, this has been a very strange day!

yup just felt this very strong. nothing fell off shelves but New England does not get this shit ever. ever. ever.

this shit is fucking sketchy.

first the one in DC a couple of years back, now this one....kinda creeps me out a bit at least storms you can see coming...earthquakes are so gotcha

Update ..

Magnitude 4.6
Date-Time

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 23:12:22 UTC
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 07:12:22 PM at epicenter

Location 43.611°N, 70.661°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
Region MAINE
Distances

8 km (5 miles) SE (132°) from Lake Arrowhead, ME
19 km (12 miles) WSW (246°) from Gorham, ME
20 km (12 miles) NE (34°) from Springvale, ME
94 km (59 miles) NE (42°) from Manchester, NH
148 km (92 miles) NNE (14°) from Boston, MA

[link to earthquake.usgs.gov]

Last Edited by Rain-Man on 10/16/2012 07:26 PM

yes, very unusual in this area, never felt one before!

i actually felt it a lil in ny and i just googled this to see if there actually was an earthquake wow

Earthquake Magnitude 4.6M, Depth:5km
on 16/10/2012 23:12 UTC
1550000 people within 100km

[link to www.gdacs.org]

Just saw this...

Me to I live in Maine was in the tub,thought it was the wash machine,lol. Weird

Interesting....

I checked to make sure it wasn't a truck going by lol

My brothers in Gorham Maine....said house was rockin..... Went upstairs and grabbed kids and car seats....cell temp out...home phones out. Said he's never been that scared.

Can anyone give us some info about past quakes in that area? I know it's pretty rare, but how rare? What fault features are there?

Is there any Ammo Depo in Maine?

Love this!!

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake centered in southern Maine was felt throughout New England, including here in Connecticut.

[link to nhregister.com]

[link to www.iris.edu]

[link to www.iris.edu]

Last Edited by Rain-Man on 10/16/2012 08:37 PM