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.

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

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake was detected southeast of York Harbor, Maine, Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake could be felt Massachusetts, New Hampshire,