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A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a mineralogical shift in Earth’s mantle.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.
Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question.
Another earthquake of a relatively minor 2.0 magnitud e was recorded overnight in approximately the same spot as Monday’s 3.8-magnitude quake off the coast of Maine, according to the United State Geological Survey.
People across the region felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered off the coast of Maine in York Harbor. So how rare is such an occurrence in New England?
An earthquake centered off the coast of New England Monday morning was felt in the Boston area, Maine and Pennsylvania.
As more space junk is falling to Earth uncontrolled, scientists are using seismometers to track the debris.
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near York Harbor, Maine, early Monday, sending tremors as far south as Boston and as far west as Albany, New York. The quake, detected approximately 12 miles underground, caused no reported injuries or damage, but its occurrence has renewed attention on New England's seismic history​​.