美國緬因州約克港附近發生3.8級地震,新英格蘭地區感受震動
2025年1月27日星期一上午10時22分,美國緬因州約克港海岸附近發生了一次3.8級地震,震動了新英格蘭地區的部分地區,包括麻薩諸塞州、新罕布什爾州、羅德島州和康涅狄格州。根據美國地質調查局(USGS)的報告,這次地震最初報告為4.1級,後來修正為3.8級,震中位於離岸約六英里處,震源深度超過八英里。目前沒有海嘯威脅的報告,也沒有立即收到重大損壞或傷亡的報告。
該地區的居民描述這次地震為短暫但強烈的震動,持續時間約五到十秒。在麻薩諸塞州,波士頓、梅休因和盧嫩堡等地區都感受到了震動,一些居民報告稱門窗搖晃、燈具擺動以及腳下的震動。麻薩諸塞州緊急管理署確認收到了震動的報告,但指出沒有損壞。同樣,緬因州緊急管理署敦促居民檢查家中是否有潛在損壞,但建議除非是緊急情況,否則不要撥打911。
波士頓學院韋斯頓天文台的高級科學家約翰·埃貝爾將這次地震描述為該地區的「重大事件」,並指出這種規模的地震在新英格蘭地區大約每五年發生一次。他還提到可能會發生餘震,特別是在麻薩諸塞州的北岸地區、新罕布什爾州沿海地區和緬因州南部。美國地質調查局估計,未來一周內發生至少一次3級或以上餘震的可能性為15%。
這次事件提醒人們,雖然地震在東北部相對罕見,但並非聞所未聞。該地區上一次重大地震發生在2024年4月,當時新澤西州黎巴嫩附近發生了一次4.8級地震。星期一的這次地震是自那次事件以來美國東北部最強烈的地震。

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