Earthquakes

Yes, Earthquakes happen in Maine! This link takes you to up-to-the-minute information on location, timing and severity of every little tremor you feel under your feet. Even though we’re not on a major fault, the bedrock of Maine has many smaller fault lines, so an earthquake can happen virtually anywhere, and does! Also contains links for reporting when you’ve experienced an earthquake.

Here’s something different! What do you think should be a seismologist’s favorite song?

A 5 minute video that gets into the basics of earthquake causes and occurrences.

A great video that explains some history and the results of these quakes.

IRIS is a consortium of over 120 US universities dedicated to the operation of science facilities for the acquisition, management, and distribution of seismological data.