York Harbor was once again the site of an earthquake, the second in two days.

Tuesday's Earthquake Happened Within a Kilometer of Monday's Quake.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the second earthquake was in the same part of York Harbor as the quake that shook the region Monday. This time, however, the quake at just after 8:00 in the morning was recorded as a 2.0 magnitude, considerably smaller than the 3.8 magnitude recorded just before 10:30 Monday morning. Tuesday's earthquake was about one kilometer from Monday's, 9km southeast of York Harbor.

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The Second Quake Off the Maine Coast Wasn't Detectable to Humans

On Monday, people experienced significant shaking from Waterville to Massachusetts. Many said it rattled the pictures in their houses or woke them from a sound sleep. However, Tuesday's quake wasn't large enough to cause any tremors. Still, the USGS registered it as an earthquake or, a microearthquake, which is the term for quakes that register at or below 2.0. Monday's earthquake had a depth of 13.2 kilometers while Tuesday's depth was 9.8 kilometers.

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New England typically only experiences a few earthquakes a year, and most are not detectable by humans. Interestingly, according to the USGS, an earthquake east of the Rockies will be felt over a much larger area than on the West Coast, where they're more concentrated and powerful.

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