M3.2 earthquake 4 km SE of Bar Harbor, Maine
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Bar Harbor, Maine on Fri, Dec 29, 2006, 4:21 PM EST (21:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-29 21:21:10 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.354° N, 68.168° W
- Region
- Maine
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (IV) at Franklin; (III) at Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor and Winter Harbor; (II) at Ellsworth and Mount Desert. Felt at Brunswick, Cranberry Isles, Gouldsboro, Lincoln, Mount Desert, Orrs Island, Pembroke, Portland, Pownal, Prospect Harbor, Waterville and Woolwich.
From the USGS event page for usp000f19d. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 170°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f19d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC.