Felt like someone was shaking my couch for about 5-6 seconds. Was a smooth rumbling, not violent. In West Chelmsford.

We felt something in Strafford, VT.

Felt them on Nashoba Drive!

Mount Pleasant St had a small shake..

Felt them on Turnpike road, felt like something hit my house. My chair was felt like someone pulled on it back and fourth.

Felt them on Acton Road!

Had me checking outside to see what might have hit my house.

House shook in South Chelmsford and some items fell out of closet on second floor.

Felt some gentle shaking in Gardner MA.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/b000d75b/us/index.html

Shows the range of the earthquake. We were on the bleachers at Chelmsford High, and felt it quite clearly.

I was sitting at my desk browsing the web when the house starting shaking. At first thought a huge truck was going by but then realized that there was an earthquake.

I felt it . I had the same feeling of when I was in Naples Italy 1980 when an earthquake shook South of Italy. It was certainly shorter but the ground moved I lost balance and I knew it right the way.

Up thought my dad was running around upstairs, then realized he was downstairs on the couch. =D

We were at the Chelmsford Center Plan Meeting at the Police Station and it really shook those seats. About 7:14.

I live near Mill Rd./Turnpike Rd. and my house "cracked", the easy chair in which I sat watching Chronicle moved a good inch (lasted just a few seconds) and my first thought was there must have been an explosion somewhere nearby (tho I heard no thunderous noise) until Channel 5 News interrupted to give the information. I admit to a momentary freight, not knowing what in the world happened ... never thought of a quake.

Does anyone know why there was such a loud boom????
Is that common for an earthquake??

I was sitting in my easy chair, I jumped out of it I thought someone was behind it shaking it. I thought it was an earth quake. I was watching Fox News they reported that a quake had just happened.