The last time earthquake activity was felt widely in Massachusetts was in April, when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in New Jersey reverberated throughout New England. Ebel s

On social media, some residents said they felt the ground shake and heard a loud boom; others said they'd felt nothing.

LUNENBERG, Mass. — Some central Massachusetts residents felt the Earth move under their feet Monday. A 1.5 magnitude earthquake centered in Lunenberg hit Worcester County just after 1:00 p.m., a Weston Observatory scientist told Boston 25.

A very small earthquake was reported in Massachusetts on Monday, according to a local observatory. Lunenberg, near the New Hampshire border, had 1.5 magnitude shaking around 1 p.m., according to the Weston Observatory,