M1.9 earthquake Maine
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Maine on Fri, Nov 3, 2006, 11:22 PM EST (04:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km SE of Bar Harbor, Maine. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mblg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-04 04:22:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.360° N, 68.140° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 233°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 10
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.74 km SE of Bar Harbor, Maine · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.24 km SE of Bar Harbor, Maine · 7207 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ewkq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.