An earthquake shook southern Maine on Monday morning.
The magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck about 10:22 a.m. approximately 8 miles southeast of York Harbor at a depth of nearly 12 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake could be felt in Harrison and in Portland.
Since 1997, there have been more than 150 recorded earthquakes in the state, according to the agency.
The strongest quake in recent memory occurred on Oct. 16, 2012, when a 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook the ground in East Waterboro, according to the Maine Geological Survey. But Maine has felt the impact of much larger earthquakes that hit as far away as Plattsburg, New York, and Quebec City.
Monday’s quake is one of the strongest to be recorded in Maine. Most earthquakes felt here are below a magnitude 3, according to the Maine Geological Survey.
About 900,000 earthquakes below magnitude 2.5 are felt each year across the globe, according to Michigan Technological University.
