Shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake hits Massachusetts coast Sunday morning

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit 6 miles south-southwest of Bliss Corner, Massachusetts, about 30 miles away from Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake did not spark a tsunami warning.

Centered near Dartmouth on the southern coast of Massachusetts, the earthquake was a shallow earthquake, striking just 9 miles below the surface. There have not been any reports of damage thus far.

Light shaking was reportedly felt from Boston into southern New Hampshire and as far south as Long Island, New York. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the quake was felt by many people in Connecticut.

The earthquake was initially reported by the USGS as a magnitude 4.2; it was revised down to 4.0.

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An earthquake of this magnitude is a rare event for New England, however, it's much more common to experience earthquakes in the Northeast of magnitude 1.5 to 3.0, which are generally considered minor and may not even be felt by some.

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