Mass reminds me of California in alot more ways then just that earthquake.

Out here in CA a 4.6 is just a minor temblor. That magnitude is pretty routine out here and would not even cause anyone to stop what they were doing. At least this quake no one can blame on fracking since they are not doing any in that area.

i thought it was just a delayed reaction from biden. it felt like a steam roller was driving past the house

Eh... I'm slightly closer than that to Maine and I would say it would have been lucky to hit 10 seconds, let alone 30, but who's counting?

Honestly felt no worse than what people feel living next to train tracks day in and day out.

i thought it was my dishwasher

I lived in California for several years, and I agree that 4.6 is minor on the west coast. The epicenter of this one was only within a few miles of where I currently live. I can tell you that 4.6 here is much different than in California. This was a shallower quake. Seemed to be much worst that those I experienced in California even though those were higher on the scale. This sounded like a continous thunder boom for about 10-15 seconds. the floor in my house felt like I was standing on a trampoline with someone else jumping on it. Things falling from shelves. I even lost some bricks from my chimney. It is currently dark out and have not yet been able to see if there is any other damage.

I agree that this is minor compared to the quakes that happen elsewhere. When you live where I do, you do not expect to experience anything like this. Similar to having a foot of snow fall on LA. It would make headline news.

Just wanted to say that people from places where earthquakes are common tend to pick on us New Englanders when we get a "small" quake but what they don't understand is that we hardly ever get earthquakes around here. I experienced 1 in my 40 years. And now there have been two in the last two years. It would be like California getting a foot of snow and us saying "Pfft... we do that all the time! That's nothing!" My point is, for us, a foot of snow is nothing, but for California it would be unusual and cause problems. It is the same with these earthquakes. Might not be unusual for you guys but it certainly is for us.

I was at my daughter's house in Southington, CT. We were sitting in the couch, and my 8 year old grandson was upstairs ready to shower, and he said: Grandma, I think there is an earthquake 'cause I felt the house shaking." And we said, "it's ok. Everything is fine." "Cause we didn't feel anything, and then we received a breaking news in the phone.

I live near the epicenter as well, and even though I have never felt a quake in Cali., if I had been on my feet when it happened I would have had to hold on! It must have something to do with the fact that it was only about 3 feet down...it felt stronger than 4.6, which they have now lowered to 4.0. Why would it matter if it isn't as strong as quakes elsewhere...a quake is a quake. Call me crazy, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere a 4.6 was a normal day in the neighborhood...doesn't sound very bright to me. I hope this isn't just a preview of more to come.

Belichick is not happy with the Patriots losing to Seattle!

That is best comment I have heard in years.

It has been reported from the US Geological Survey and confirmed by Roger Goodell, this was not a typical earthquake. "This was indeed a Beast Quake." Tremors began Sunday and reverberations were felt from Seattle, WA to Foxborough, MA. Many experts have referred to the continued shaking as 'Russellmania". Most so-called Patriots of the NE are only now beginning to realize the ground has shifted under their feet. Victims include Wesley Carter Welker and Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. who will likely be suffering concussion-like symptoms and diminished decision-making facilities in the near and long term. Our thoughts are with the injured. We pray they are able to overcome the fear of loud noises and crushing collisions. However, we fear it will likely be "DangeRuss" in cities across America until February. Beware the "Legion of Boom".

Smaller earthquakes in New England have more impact because of all the ROCKS. Everything is rocky there so smaller quakes go farther and are felt more intensely.

Gee we get Quakes like that out here in Washington State most of the time but that still is not good!! Hope all is well over there!

I'm no expert but I have heard about the ground being more coherant on the eastern seaboard so earthquake waves are transmitted very well and can travel far before they lose energy. I live in California and have never had trouble staying on my feet during an earthquake until the magnitude is over 6.

i thought that shaken and rattling was the political debate !

My New England roots understand. We were not built for this.

I hope all are well.

I just drove by a ghetto car with a sound system capable of creating an earthquake of at least 4.0 magnitude...

PicChick is right on the money.

The design of homes in Japan have roofs that are cantered and can move in these events.

New structures in California are built around a single column common structure that takes the weight off the outside architectural pressures of moving ground on each side of a building. New England does not have those designs. Didn't need them, until I guess now.

just figured Rosie O'Donnel was doing her usual jumping jacks.

Just an update... I spoke to others who also live around here. On a sports field in the Springvale area (about 17 miles away), they saw the waves going across the field. I live out in the countryside and it was getting dark out so I could not see anything going on outdoors. A guy who has a workshop near me said that he and his son had to run out of their shop because things were falling down. I spoke to one woman at the country store nearby who lives in a mobile home. She says that she was afraid that her house was going to flip over. I have found that the center was about 4 miles from where I live. I think that the ground has more rocky ledge in this area because the 4.0 felt much worse. What was amazing was the loud boom that lasted for 10-15 seconds and continued on afterwards but sounded like it was traveling away. During this time, my cats let out a noise like somebody stepped on their tails.

A 4.6 is a pretty good shake for the east coast. The nuclear power plants, of which there are many on the eastern seaboard, were not built to withstand as severe an earthquake as those on the earthquake-prone west coast.

Unsettling to say the least, with no pun intended.

That was just Mitt Romney stepping off the plane.

jared R U ok?

You could feel it in Seattle last weekend. The walls were crumbling down on the Pats. It was Russellmania. Did you feel it?

Went To see the seals about 2pm yesterday they were going crazy like ive never seen before!!!

I new then something was going on take a close look at the animals its a hint something is coming .

last month a bear in the yard next week what a shark its coming & i'm scaired !!! (that was on at wells beach were they have seals all the time & the waves were different too bad I forgot my camera .

Sometims you hear that ground thunder before you feel anything.

It will be. Just let corporate cronies keep fracking.

That is the first thing I thought of...fracking.

Gee...I hope they are not fracking in Maine....

Yes, Maine does not normally have earthquakes this strong...and there was one in Vermont within the last week too!! But they are saying that Maine has a moderate earthquake of this magnitude every few "decades..." I also didn't know earthquakes were NOISY!!! We are 100 miles from the epicenter, and it shook here for about 15 seconds...

jkatze are you a seismologist? Or a fracking expert? Or even have ever done any credible research on the fracking procedures used in this country? How about an employee of a Oil or Natural Gas company that uses fracturing procedures in their drilling process? Probably not. Instead, I think you are just a opinionated goof that spouts off about things you know nothing about. Its easy to pull the trigger on something you have no experience with . . . just saying.

I keep hearing that the fracking is causing seapage in the Foxborough area. I heard they fracked the heck out of Wes Welker and Tom Brady last weekend. Rumor has it that NE will never be the same. Maybe something seaped into Tom Brady's head from Seattle bashing it in over and over. Here's proof that Wes clearly had his brains almost fracked out: youtube.com/watch?v=Kk7BL3V5KhA I hope he is okay. He appeared to get seriously fracked up. Ouch.

Yes dooch,it is caused from fracking. Here in Texas the quakes have been pretty regular since they started fracking. Common sense,if you collapse all the rock under an area, the earth will try to correct itself. Dig all the dirt out from under your house and see if it doesn't seek a new level.Dumbass.

Scott Zolack your a moron. They lost by 1 point and it was 1 play that won the game.

Which is interesting, because no one here in Bridgeport seems to have had any idea it happened. You sure it wasn't just a diesel going by on Metro North?

felt it in west springfield massachusetts for a few seconds

We felt it out in Brandon Brownerland. It was like a violent collision. It was like someone ran you over and snatched your Uggz right out from underneath you. Might need to take a little time to get liquored up.

NEA, yup, my birthday is Dec. 21...soooooo...

Yep. Almost the end of the year. The playoffs will be here before you know it, and this shakeup looks like it has doomed the Patriots. Wes Welker is concussed, and Tom Brady is a broken man. I'm switching my allegiance to a NY team. First the RedSox are terrible again (really just back to normal), and then the Patriots are back to their sorry ways. Boston is pathetic again. I give up on these bums.

Marlane -

Happy Birthday in advance! Just in case the world ends, start celebrating now!

Why is this even news?

For the same reason that a foot of snow in LA would be news.

You're not very smart.

I live within a few miles of the epicenter and I sure did feel it. When you have one near where you live, you will know. 4.6 with a shallow (3.7 mile deep) is quite an experience when it is so close. Sounded like a continous thunder boom for about 10-15 seconds, shaking the whole house. Everything falling from shelves. I even lost part of my chiminey. I lived in California several years and have experienced earthquakes higher on the scale but they did not seem to be as violent as this one was.

Actually, the news jumps all over a foot of snow in New England too. Heck, they cancel school out here on the mere forecast of snow.

It deserves a blurb in the news, but most certainly not front page. More local news than anything else.

It wouldnt even have to be a foot of snow. They would shut down the whole state if they got 4 inches.

around here if a cloud farts one snow flake they call for federal disaster relief funds,

what about the ice storm last October?

they left people without power for weeks,

and it wasn't the power crews either, it had every thing to do with waiting out the time limit to get the federal disaster relief funds,

the same happened in Albany New York, i was visiting my brother and they had a tiny little quake after a little storm,

they let the public go for a lot longer than the southern states go with out power after a major hurricane,

it's pathetic.

@onlyyoucanchangethelaws Hmmm, that's funny... The area I live in sees an average of 17 feet of snow a year and it hasn't shut down the state yet.

4.6.... that probably doesn't even shake a nut from a fruit tree out in cali

I felt it all way in bridgewater mass it was only a few seconds but it was enough to relize what it was .

Like hitting a "pothole" in the road....lol

I wondered if I was the only one that noticed the "east into New York"! DUH!

Geography wasn't their strong suit! Glad there weren't any immediate injuries!