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Here are Boston’s best social media reactions to the Monday earthquake

"Legit just thought it was my rage."

By Peter Chianca, Emilia Wisniewski, and Abby Patkin

1 minute to read
FELT THE EARTH MOVE:

One thing you can count on when Boston is hit by an unexpected natural phenomenon like, say, a Monday-morning earthquake: Local social media users will stop whatever they’re doing to post about it.

And sure enough, that’s just what happened when a 3.8-magnitude quake sprung up 6.2 miles southeast of York Harbor in Maine. The rumbling was felt up and down the New England coast, and while most reactions were of the “Did you feel that??” variety, there were also plenty of clever takes from Greater Boston residents eager to find a reason to stop working for 10 minutes.

Check out some of the best below:

Legit just thought it was my rage. #BostonEarfquake

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— Rev Laura Everett (@reveverett.com) January 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM

Warning: NSFW language:

I’m gonna say yes, there was just an earthquake in Boston.

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— Chris Steller (@chrissteller.bsky.social) January 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM

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