'On brand for 2020': rare earthquake hits Massachusetts

Some online said the earth was cheering for the new president-elect

A rare 3.6-magnitude earthquake was felt in Massachusetts on November 8. Unsplash 

A rare earthquake occurred off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday, November 8, causing a stir on US social media.

The 3.6-magnitude earthquake could be felt in neighbouring states including Rhode Island and Connecticut and some parts of New York. There were no reported injuries or structural damages from the event.

Even though earthquakes do happen in the New England, it was one of the strongest to strike the region in decades.

"This was the first earthquake I really felt in New England," said seismologist Dr Alan Kaftka to NBCBoston. "There's been something of nine earthquakes of that size in New England since the 1700s."

The last 4.0-plus magnitude in New England took place with a 4.7-magniitude earthquake in Maine in 2012.

Massachusetts residents were sure quick to tweet about the event on social media.

User talked about the event being just another bizarre turn to a 2020 that has seen a pandemic, US election and other strange happenings.

Another user shared a gif reaction that most people from the state would probably agree with:

The earthquake seemed an unusual addition to a week of odd weather events.

But for others, the tremors didn't register... not enough to wake them up, anyway.

User Okenough4now asked what many of us were thinking.

And finally, Twitter user RevSunny claimed it wasn't really an earthquake, but a reaction to the US Presidential election:

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