M2.8 earthquake 2 km ESE of Bar Harbor, Maine
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Bar Harbor, Maine on Sun, Oct 22, 2006, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (mblg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-10-22 21:36:25 UTC
- Depth
- 9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.380° N, 68.180° W
- Region
- Maine
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 146°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9Maine · 7263 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.74 km SE of Bar Harbor, Maine · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evtp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.