The event proved to be quite dramatic for the colonial settlers, causing dishes to rattle, doors to shake, and buildings to tremble. The earthquake's impact was so startling that field workers abandoned their tools and fled in panic across the countryside.

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.

Another earthquake was detected off the coast of New England early Wednesday morning. The 2.0-magnitude earthquake struck at about 3:15 a.m. and was centered less than six miles southeast of York Harbor,