Small quake rocks Maine; No injuries
BAR HARBOR, Maine - A small earthquake sent rocks tumbling onto a road in Acadia National Park and burst water pipes, but no injuries were reported, officials said Tuesday.
The earthquake struck about 8 p.m. Monday and could be felt in Bangor and Augusta. It had a preliminary magnitude of 3.9, said John Ebel, director of the Weston Observatory at Boston College.
"That's a good shake to the people who felt it. It would feel like heavy truck passing by to people in Bar Harbor and 20 or 30 miles out," Ebel said.
Part of Acadia's Park Loop Road was closed due to a rockslide. Some power outages also resulted, said Jeff Chamberlain, dispatcher for the Bar Harbor Police Department.
The earthquake struck about 8 p.m. Monday and could be felt in Bangor and Augusta. It had a preliminary magnitude of 3.9, said John Ebel, director of the Weston Observatory at Boston College.
"That's a good shake to the people who felt it. It would feel like heavy truck passing by to people in Bar Harbor and 20 or 30 miles out," Ebel said.
Part of Acadia's Park Loop Road was closed due to a rockslide. Some power outages also resulted, said Jeff Chamberlain, dispatcher for the Bar Harbor Police Department.
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