A small earthquake rumbled off the North Shore Friday, according to MassDOT spokeswoman Jacquelyn Goddard. MEMA reported the magnitude 1.5 earthquake at a depth of 16 km, Goddard said.
The earthquake happened 6.2 miles east-southeast of Nahant, 7.6 miles northeast of Hull, 8.1 miles southeast of Swampscott and 8.3 miles south-southeast of Marblehead.
Info from MEMA on Friday, Feb 8, 1.5 magnitude earthquake:: Depth 16 km Universal Time 8 Feb 2019 18:30:50 6.2 mi ESE of Nahant, 7.6 mi NE of Hull, 8.1 mi SE of Swampscott, 8.3 mi SSE of Marblehead
— Jacquelyn Goddard (@JacqueGoddard) February 9, 2019
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