4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Maine

7:44 PM, Oct 16, 2012   |    comments
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WATERBORO, Maine (WLBZ) - A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook Southern Maine Tuesday evening.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was centered south-southwest of Lake Arrowhead - that's in the Waterboro area.

The quake hit around 7:12 PM, and there have been no reports so far of any damage.

The USGS says the New England region has "felt small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ones since colonial times. Moderately damaging earthquakes strike somewhere in the region every few decades, and smaller earthquakes are felt roughly twice a year."