Story continues below this ad Elaborating on the cause of the earthquake, the Director said: “The earthquake occurred due to in-situ material heterogeneity… After 4.0 magnitude, the aftershock will be ...

The first aftershock following the New England quake came days later on Wednesday around 3:15 a.m. That aftershock also reached a 2.0 magnitude. No major damage was reported following Sunday’s ...

YORK HARBOR, Maine - Another earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Maine, an aftershock from a larger quake that shook Boston, New Hampshire and Rhode Island two days earlier. The ...

While a magnitude 4 aftershock is generally considered light, it does result in noticeable shaking and may cause minor damage such as cracks on a wall. A magnitude-5 quake, by definition ...