A Big Earthquake in Melrose: What Are the Chances?
New England is home to regular earthquake activity, but how big is too big?
New Englanders from Maine to Massachusetts and Rhode Island felt the 4.0 magnitude earthquake centered in Lake Arrowhead, Maine early Tuesday night. It was the largest earthquake in New England since 1982, when a 4.7 quake centered in Laconia, New Hampshire shook homes and rattled shelves. The last earthquake to reach the 4.0 threshold was in 2006, a 4.0 quake in Bar Harbor, Maine. A larger quake in Virginia was felt throughout the eastern seaboard in 2011. In the 17th century, a 6.2 magnitude quake was felt throughout New England, the current record. Could we see shakes that significant today? Are we doomed? Any area with regular earthquake activity, including New England, is at risk for major earthquake activity "at some point," …
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Marcela
6:48 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012
I didn't feel it in Revere, MA. more ›