EASTPORT (AP) — A small earthquake served as a wakeup call Tuesday for sleeping residents in Eastport, the easternmost city in the U.S.
The magnitude 3.3 earthquake, among the smallest generally felt by people, was recorded just before 7 a.m. in the waters between Maine and Canada, and about 6 miles northeast of the city, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Some residents in the city of about 1,300 people reported waking to booming and rumbling sounds, but officials say there were no damage reports.
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