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Wed, Oct 17 2012 07:43:39

Earthquake Makes Its Way From Southern Maine to Boston

An earthquake registering a 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Southern Maine on Tuesday night. The rumblings from the quake were felt all the way down to Boston.

  1. mmartin42
    Maurice Martin@mmartin42
    I thought I ripped a mean one but it was the #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 17:04:03
  2. @NESN damage from the #NESNearthquake http://pic.twitter.com/v58OgEVq
    Ryan Farris@TheFarrisWheel
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    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:41:35
  3. TheRealSeanDez
    Sean Desmond@TheRealSeanDez
    BREAKING: Zdeno Chara sick of lockout, tries shaking earth to scare owners #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:31:55
  4. mattjgoldstein
    Matt@mattjgoldstein
    #NESNearthquake I work at Fenway in a 100 year old office ... Figured it was just the pipes rattling. #nope #whoa
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:27:00
  5. Msexton22
    Marc Sexton@Msexton22
    @NESN Felt it in Providence RI. #NESNearthquake.
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:24:57
  6. damon1450
    mary beth@damon1450
    @NESN it felt like Newburyport MA was the epicenter #nesnearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:24:39
  7. Celtics122034
    Jason @Celtics122034
    #NESNearthquake felt it in West Springfield MA
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:24:12
  8. biscottidana
    dana biscotti@biscottidana
    @nesn: I heard it a good 3 or 4 seconds before it shook the house here in Henniker, NH. Sounded like a jet squadron landing #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:50:14
  9. jeneen817
    Jeneen Hagerty@jeneen817
    @NESN Right in the middle of yoga class! Crazy! #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:49:33
  10. Fenwaygirl15
    Kelli Hurley@Fenwaygirl15
    @NESN felt the quake in Bangor! My chair shaking and dog barking like crazy! #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:46:52
  11. sosonkyrie
    Sam Williams@sosonkyrie
    Just felt a quake in #Brookline MA; thought someone was running upstairs til a friend called to ask if I felt it! #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:45:42
  12. mallorywitzig
    Mallory Witzig@mallorywitzig
    My parents just called to congratulate me on experiencing my first earthquake. Very weird night. #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:45:10
  13. Espo1989
    Peter Esposito@Espo1989
    Hopefully the Mayans were wrong !!!!! #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:45:07
  14. AronHakodeshJWG
    TheOAK@AronHakodeshJWG
    Felt that #Earthquake in #Brooklyn #NY #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:43:16
  15. natehask
    nathan@natehask
    @NESN Felt about a 5-8 second house shake in southern Vermont #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:41:30
  16. Laurenpalooza
    LM@Laurenpalooza
    You mean that wasn't the train going by New Balance Headquarters? #NESNearthquake #10thFloor
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:41:04
  17. willmichaeliam
    Michael James@willmichaeliam
    @NESN Was napping and dresser with mirror on top was shaking and woke me up. Amherst MA #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:40:57
  18. cottlzgirl
    Kristen Cottle@cottlzgirl
    RT @Foley885: @NESN Trees and cell phone lines down in Exeter, NH...#NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:34:12
  19. robwillis72
    Rob Willis@robwillis72
    Just experienced my first earthquake - wow! Quasi James Bond - shaken AND stirred! #NESNearthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:32:41
  20. decadofdominanc
    Don Reisner@decadofdominanc
    @Patriots @nyjets Did Rex land in New England early ? #NESNearthquake #Earthquake
    Tue, Oct 16 2012 16:28:21

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