Earthquake shakes New England
| BOSTON
A moderate earthquake聽struck the聽northeastern U.S.聽state of聽Maine聽on Tuesday shortly after 7 p.m. (2300 GMT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
First reported as a 4.5 magnitude quake centered near Lake Arrowhead, the USGS revised the quake's magnitude to 4.6 and finally down to 4.0.
It shifted the epicenter to close to聽Hollis Center, southeast of the original location, and revised the quake's depth from a deep 17 miles (27 km) to a relatively shallow 3 miles (4.8 km).
Hollis Center聽is about 20 miles (32 km) west of Portland,聽Maine's most populous city, and about 100 miles (160 km) north of聽Boston.
Eyewitnesses across the聽Boston聽area reported feeling the quake for up to 20 to 30 seconds.
The quake was felt in much of聽New England, including much of聽Vermont,聽New Hampshire,聽Rhode Island聽and聽Connecticut. A few reports were also received from upstate New York, the USGS said.
A spokeswoman for the聽Maine State Police聽in the Portland area said there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
惭补蝉蝉补肠丑耻蝉别迟迟蝉听骋辞惫别谤苍辞谤听Deval Patrick聽said state emergency personnel were monitoring the situation but also had no reports of damage.
Quakes are not unknown in the region, which has felt "small earthquakes and suffered damage from infrequent larger ones since colonial times," the USGS said on its website.
(Reporting By Ros Krasny and Tim McLaughlin; Editing by Eric Beech)
