Maine Earthquakes 1997 to Present

Asterisk (*) indicates earthquakes felt in Maine, but with epicenters outside Maine.

Date	Magnitude	Location
February 26, 2007	magnitude 1.7	approx. 7 miles north-northwest of Ellsworth
February 1, 2007	magnitude 2.1	approx. 5.5 miles southwest of Augusta
December 29, 2006	magnitude 3.1	east of Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island
December 18, 2006	magnitude 2.3	east of Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island
October 22, 2006	magnitude 2.3	east of Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island
October 2, 2006	magnitude 4.2	east of Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island
September 28, 2006	magnitude 2.5	east of Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island
September 22, 2006	magnitude 3.4	east of Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island
August 5, 2006	magnitude 1.9	approx. 6 miles west of Byron, western Maine
July 14, 2006	magnitude 3.8	about 15 miles northwest of Portage, central Aroostook Co.
May 31, 2006*	magnitude 1.6	approx. 23 miles southeast of Machias (offshore)
May 29, 2006	magnitude 1.5	approx. 7 miles southeast of Dover-Foxcroft
January 20, 2006	magnitude 1.8	approx. 6 miles southeast of Dover-Foxcroft
January 20, 2006	magnitude 1.7	approx. 13 miles southeast of Dover-Foxcroft
September 25, 2005	magnitude 3.5	approx. 8 miles northwest of Pembroke, Washington Co.
August 14, 2005	magnitude 1.9	China Lake region, northeast of Augusta (poorly located)
May 11, 2005	magnitude 2.4	approx. 6 miles northeast of Dover-Foxcroft
March 6, 2005*	magnitude 5.4	northeast of Quebec City, Canada (felt widely across Maine)
June 22, 2004	magnitude 2.0	approx. 6 miles northeast of Dover-Foxcroft
March 29, 2004	magnitude <2.0(?)	felt in Hallowell, Farmingdale
March 16, 2004	magnitude 2.1	Cape Neddick area (offshore)
October 15, 2003*	magnitude 3.1	approx. 11 miles east of Robbinston, Passamaquoddy Bay
August 22, 2003	magnitude 2.4	between Waterville and Augusta
March 15, 2003	magnitude 2.2	Limington-Standish area, southern Maine
February 11, 2003	magnitude 2.1	approx. 13 miles north of Dover-Foxcroft
May 11, 2002	magnitude 2.5	approx. 12 miles northeast of Newport (central Maine)
April 20, 2002*	magnitude 5.3	near Plattsburgh, New York
March 15, 2002	magnitude 1.9	near Brownville Junction (central Maine)
February 25, 2002	magnitude 2.6	about 4 miles southwest of Bucksport
December 27, 2001	magnitude 2.8	approx. 35 miles northeast of Bangor
October 24, 2001	magnitude 3.3	approx. 2 miles south of Howland
July 14, 2001	magnitude 1.7	approx. 4 miles north of Harmony
July 13, 2001	magnitude 1.7	approx. 5 miles south of Dover-Foxcroft
July 1, 2001	magnitude 1.3	approx. 2 miles southwest of Bucksport
January 20, 2001	magnitude 2.5	approx. 8 miles northwest of Machias
September 7, 2000	magnitude 3.2	approx. 15 miles southeast of Waterville
January 17, 2000	magnitude 3.4	approx. 10 miles north of Rumford
January 3, 2000	magnitude 3.4	Turner-Livermore area
December 24, 1999	magnitude 3.0	Newport-Etna area
July 27, 1999	magnitude 2.7	approx. 30 miles south of Allagash
July 4, 1999*	magnitude 2.3	approx. 20 miles southeast of Cutler (offshore)
June 9, 1999	magnitude 1.8	east of Petit Manan (offshore)
February 25, 1999	magnitude 3.6	approx. 7 miles southeast of Waterville
January 1, 1999	magnitude 2.3	Perry-Quoddy area, Passamaquoddy Bay
September 16, 1998	magnitude 2.6	near West Pembroke (eastern Maine)
September 5, 1998	magnitude 2.3	near Sedgwick (mid-coast Maine)
June 7, 1998	magnitude 1.9	approx. 12 miles southwest of Fish River Lake (northern Maine)
November 5, 1997*	magnitude 5.1	near Quebec City, Canada (felt widely across Maine)
April 29, 1997	magnitude 3.0	near Wilton (central Maine)

Information Sources: Weston Observatory of Boston College, U. S. Geological Survey, Earthquakes Canada G.S.C., Maine Geological Survey

Last updated on January 3, 2008