Boston has been rocked by an unlikely earthquake - with baffled Massachusetts residents shocked that their houses were shaking. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 4.1 magnitude quake hit 13km south east of York Harbor in Maine but people across the region have felt the tremors just a few days after New Jersey was shaken.

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck Monday morning, about 7 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine, the US Geological Survey said.

BOSTON - An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts Monday morning was centered in York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode Island,

Boston residents felt the world around them tremor this morning as locals felt for a moment as though the US city was under attack, such was the surprising nature of the event