Political and legal disputes in Maine that delayed construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line will add more than $500 million to Massachusetts ratepayers' bills, Bay State regulators said Monday.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred around 10:30 a.m. about 8 miles of the coast of York Harbor in Southern Maine, USGS reported.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England mid-Monday morning, sending tremors across the region. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the quake and said it hit offshore at 10:22 a.m. about 8 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

An earthquake in southern Maine could be felt in parts of western Massachusetts on Monday. The United States Geological Survey reports that a 3.8 magnitude earthquake occurred approximately eight miles southeast of York Harbor,

Communities from Maine to Massachusetts felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattle across the ground Monday morning.

The US Geological Survey said a 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook much of the Northeast on Monday, Jan. 27.The quake occurred at 10:45 a.m. and was initially reported as a 4.1 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was located near York Harbor,

The largest known New England earthquakes were a 6.5-magnitude in 1638 centered in Vermont or New Hampshire, and a 5.8-magnitude centered offshore from Cape Ann in 1755, which resulted in severe damage to the Boston waterfront.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 3.8-magnitude earthquake southeast of York Harbor, Maine, could be felt in at least five states.

Political and legal disputes in Maine that delayed construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line will add more than $500 million to Massachusetts ratepayers' bills, Bay State regulators said Monday.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near York Harbor, Maine, early Monday, sending tremors as far south as Boston and as far west as Albany, New York. The quake, detected approximately 12 miles underground, caused no reported injuries or damage, but its occurrence has renewed attention on New England's seismic history​​.

A North Shore resident told Boston 25 News that the earthquake caused their home to “rattle, shake, and vibrate.”