Earthquake Reported in Central New Hampshire

An earthquake hit Contoocook at 9:07 p.m. on Oct. 10, with a magnitude of 2.5 on the Richter Scale, according to the Weston Observatory at Boston College.

According to Twitter and Facebook posts, people across Merrimack Valley, including Concord, Belmont, Boscawen, Canterbury, Webster, and Franklin felt the quake.

“I thought it was because I was watching an "exorcism" horror movie... Or that another tenant was (demolishing) bookshelves,” wrote Amanda on Tweeter.

“Canterbury shook like mad at about 9:10 pm holy wow!,” wrote Terri on Facebook.

Others focused their comments about not being able to confirm whether there was an earthquake or not since the U.S. Geological Survey is closed due to the government shutdown.

“Due to a lapse in Federal funding, the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program has suspended most of its operations,” the USGS site stated. “While the USGS will continue to monitor and report on earthquake activity, the accuracy or timeliness of some earthquake information products, as well as the availability or functionality of some web pages, could be affected by our reduced level of operation.”

Did you feel the earthquake tonight? Leave a note in the comment section on what happened at your house.