[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.
I think Stephen King just got the inspiration for ten more novels.
I feel the earth move under my feet, I feel the sky tumbling down, tumbling down
3 miles from my house in Hollis Center Me. Thought a plane had crashed in the back yard.
Felt it in Allentown, Pennsylvania. I wondered right away if it was an earthquake.
So did i, in Coopersburg, just south of you.
Aww, what a cute little earthquake! The ground in Alaska shakes so much, people worry when it's sitting still! I sat in a vibrating recliner once, and it held me in place! Good people, those Mainers. Just glad they're all okay.
Felt it just as Nathan Goldberg was about to explain the deregulation of energy at the ACN Success Center in Portland Maine. What a great coincidence!!!!
I felt it here in Scarborough, Maine. I was quite shocked. I thought it was a big truck passing by until the house didn't stop shaking, and it got louder.
Tremor hit NW CT. at 7:14pm
I can never tell if those are earthquakes or just trucks driving by.
Heard reports it was centered in Kennebuck following the release of the names of all the "johns"......
Gotta love that fracking!!
Felt it here in central CT. Pretty cool. Hope all is well at Billys Chowder House in Wells Beach.
Felt it in Brookline MA
It's Orks from the subterranean motherland, preparing to take over the White House in case the closet muslim Obama gets reelected.
You take an article about an earthquake and spin it with the President? Idiot
South Portland ME here. Started with a loud sound like a train running through my basement for 5-6 seconds, followed by the floors shaking. Another 5-6 seconds later another loud sound then everything stopped. We are steps away from the ocean, so hopefully there will be ample of warning should a tsunami hit tonight!