A rare earthquake occurred off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday, November 8, causing a stir on US social media.
The 3.6-magnitude earthquake could be felt in neighbouring states including Rhode Island and Connecticut and some parts of New York. There were no reported injuries or structural damages from the event.
Even though earthquakes do happen in the New England, it was one of the strongest to strike the region in decades.
"This was the first earthquake I really felt in New England," said seismologist Dr Alan Kaftka to NBCBoston. "There's been something of nine earthquakes of that size in New England since the 1700s."
The last 4.0-plus magnitude in New England took place with a 4.7-magniitude earthquake in Maine in 2012.
Massachusetts residents were sure quick to tweet about the event on social media.
User talked about the event being just another bizarre turn to a 2020 that has seen a pandemic, US election and other strange happenings.
Okay I did not have earthquake in Massachusetts on my 2020 bingo card.
— American Idle (@BarlesCharkly) November 8, 2020
Earthquakes in Massachusetts is very on brand for 2020 https://t.co/aOKautH6JX
— Chinita Jenelle 🦋✨ (@chinitajenelle) November 8, 2020
Another user shared a gif reaction that most people from the state would probably agree with:
We’re getting earthquakes in Massachusetts now??? pic.twitter.com/DAYKcnCc0c
— malik (@supahvibes) November 8, 2020
The earthquake seemed an unusual addition to a week of odd weather events.
Soo it snowed a week ago, it's 70° outside this week, and now there was just an earth quake... somethin' ain't adding up Massachusetts pic.twitter.com/KhNZhayeCm
— alex (@alelizabethhh) November 8, 2020
But for others, the tremors didn't register... not enough to wake them up, anyway.
Heyyyyy I had my first earthquake in massachusetts and I was asleep! Thought something blew up.. well good morning lol #earthquake pic.twitter.com/bOgwKPZIaI
— Ace_killa_q (@ace_killa_q) November 8, 2020
User Okenough4now asked what many of us were thinking.
That's why Massachusetts had an Earthquake? Earth was relaxing after holding it in for 4 years?
— 𝐿𝒾𝓈𝒶 𝒞𝓁𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽 (@Okenough4now) November 8, 2020
And finally, Twitter user RevSunny claimed it wasn't really an earthquake, but a reaction to the US Presidential election:
That was the cheers of American for Biden and Harris. The earth is so excited.
— Sunny Sunbird Meidell (@RevSunny) November 8, 2020
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