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Two more earthquakes reported in Maine

By Alli Knothe

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 13, 2011

The central coast of Maine was hit by two small earthquakes at almost the exact same moment Monday night. The earthquakes, which measured 2.3 and 1.9 on the Richter scale, occurred about a second apart from each other, at 11:41 p.m. The epicenters were estimated to be about 4 miles apart in an area of Hancock County near Ellsworth and Searsport, according to a preliminary earthquake report released by United States Geological Survey. More than 20 people have logged on to the USGS website so far to say they felt it.

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