
U.S. Geological Survey maps showing a small earthquake that shook parts of Downeast Maine Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022.
A small earthquake shook parts of Downeast Maine early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The 3.0 magnitude quake occurred about 2 miles from Centerville just before 3 a.m., according to the agency, which said about two dozen people reported feeling the shaking.
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Small earthquakes do take place in New England on occasion, and there are about 100,000 earthquakes around the world every year with a magnitude of 3.0. They typically cause some shaking but little damage.
There have been a series of smaller earthquakes in the area around Centerville over the last week.
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