Earthquake felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island

By The Associated Press

Posted Nov 8, 2020 11:51:21 AM.

Last Updated Nov 8, 2020 11:54:08 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

BOSTON — An earthquake struck southern New England on Sunday morning but there were no immediate reports of damage.

The earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.0 centred a few miles off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzards Bay struck just after 9 a.m., according to Randy Baldwin, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center.

The earthquake struck at a depth of a little more than 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) and was felt across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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