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Minor Earthquake Hit Massachusetts On Sunday

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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Massachusetts just after 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. 

The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. It was first registered as magnitude 4.2, and later lowered to 3.6.

Residents across Massachusetts and Connecticut could feel the impact.

Long Island residents also reported feeling the earthquake, with most of the reports coming from northern Suffolk County.

University of Connecticut researchers say this is the largest seismic event in New England since 2012.