[Update 8:55 p.m. ET] The U.S. Geological Survey revised its report of Tuesday's earthquake to magnitude 4.0, down from a preliminary magnitude of 4.6. The epicenter was pinpointed 4 miles west-southwest of Hollis Center, Maine, at a shallow depth of 4.2 miles.
Despite the downgrade, the quake was felt as far away as Boston, Massachusetts; Albany, New York, and even Waterbury, Connecticut, according to the USGS.
You can report your earthquake experience to the USGS at the above link, as well as adding your comment to the many at the end of this post.
"My entire house shook for 3 to 4 seconds. It felt like it was about to collapse," a viewer from Everett, Massachusetts, wrote to CNN affiliate WCVB in Boston.
[Original post] An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 4.6 hit Maine at 7:12 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to the USGS website. The earthquake happened 3 miles (5 kilometers) west of Hollis Center, Maine.
We felt a rattling here in southern nh. Since we're not used to earthquakes here it was over before I even figured out what it was. Facebook has been blowing up and there's already an "I survived the New England earthquake of 2012" page.
I felt the quake here in central Vermont. A couple of jerks and some vibration for about 5 seconds.
I live in Nashua, Nh felt it pretty good kids freaked a little but all is well. Our 1st earthquake kind of cool.
I felt it on Long Island (Port Jeff)..
4.6? Not even worth waking the Prez for. Also, I have no idea where the "I" came from at the start of my name on the most recent post. I hate this phone.
we are in metrowest...about 15 miles west of Boston and felt it really strong...window shook...the whole house shook...it was crazy!
I am in the air on wifi and was flying over Boston, we didn't feel any turbulence from it... HAHA
I felt it here in Epsom, NH!
All you Mormons..magic underwear on NOW !
All clear in Andover...didn;t feel a thing...but then again, this city is far away from anything.
Woke me up from my sleep. The whole house was shaking pretty intensely. Wild experience.
I live in Greenville Maine and didn't feel a thing.
Live in Danbury, CT, Felt it here.
Felt it strongly here outside of Boston... Cars were pulling over thinking they'd incurred damages!
Felt it and heard it really good in Cape Elizabeth, ME.
We live in Shelburne Nova Scotia at we were sitting in the living room when we heard a double bang that sounded like gunshots but we felt it on the floor. We went outside to see if we could find out where it came from. Found nothing but now that explains it.
We heard a rumbling in Montpelier, Vermont. (State capitol)
I hope our place in Barrington Passage is OK. Glad you and your family are Linda.