BOSTON – People around New England felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered off the coast of Maine in York Harbor on Monday. So how rare is such an occurrence in New England?

The Boston area shook from a rare, but minor, earthquake Monday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey rated the shaking as a magnitude 3.9, downgraded from the initial magnitude of 4.1. It was ...

It’s common for there to be two small earthquakes a year in New England, the survey said. Last year, the Boston area felt shaking from a 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey.

YORK HARBOR, Maine -- A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New England on Monday morning with shaking felt in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and an hour away in Boston. The quake was ...

(CNN) — A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of New England on Monday morning, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was centered about 7 ...

Officials reported that the earthquake could be felt in every state in New England, and some individuals ... Residents of cities including Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, also reported ...