BOSTON – People around New England felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered off the coast of Maine in York Harbor on Monday. So how rare is such an occurrence in New England?

New England's earthquakes are attributed to ancient fault lines and stresses within the North American plate. Unlike California, where quakes are caused by active plate boundaries, New England's ...

There was no tsunami threat to New England, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center reported. "We don't sit on any active fault lines," WBZ-TV executive weather producer Terry Eliasen said.

New Jersey may have been the epicenter of an ... I honestly didn't know there was any fault lines or anything around here. It was honestly surprising," Flaquel said. A small earthquake was ...

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter After initial reports of a magnitude of 4.1. – and then 3.9 – earthquake striking the area, it was later confirmed that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coa ...