The Maine Supreme Court will hear an appeal from two York residents challenging the approval of a new cellular antenna.

Maine is not typically associated with significant seismic activity, making Monday's earthquake all the more unusual. Most earthquakes in the state are too small to feel, and large, damaging quakes are incredibly rare.

Kittery police share details of hours-long standoff ending with arrest. Suspect is charged with pointing rifle at workers near Pepperell Road home.

Some snow is on the way to Maine on Friday evening and overnight. Cold air then moves in for the weekend before more snow Sunday night. Overall, Friday will be cloudy and mild with highs into the 30s for our region.

BOSTON - An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts today was centered off York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode Island, a USGS map showed. The earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 happened at 10:22 a.m. It was initially reported as a magnitude of 4.1 and then 3.9.

It felt as if the furnace was blowing up, a truck was hitting our building and our solar panels were falling off – all at the same time,” said a resident less than 10 miles from the quake’s epicenter.

Influenza cases surged in Maine last week, according to a report released by the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Maine reported 1,131 flu cases in the week ending Jan. 24 — more than double the number reported two weeks ago.

The 2.0 earthquake Wednesday morning was in the same region of Maine as the magnitude 3.8 earthquake on Monday.

YORK COUNTY, Maine — A sizeable earthquake was reported in York Harbor Monday morning. It was a 3.8 magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 3.8 earthquake that happened off the coast of southern Maine on Monday.According to the USGS, the earthquake happened at 10:22 a.m. just over 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) southeast of York Harbor.

The Maine Geological Survey reported a magnitude 2.1 quake on Dec. 9, 2024, 4 miles north of Upton, but noted that there were no reports from people who felt it. On July 28, a magnitude 2.8 earthquake recorded in West Gardiner had scattered reports of weak shaking up to 30 mile away.