PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — A 4.2 earthquake struck off the northwest coast of Washington early Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake hit shortly before 6 a.m. around 142 miles southwest of Tofino, Canada, or to the west of Washington’s Olympic National Park.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of New England on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred around 10:30 a.m. about 8 miles of the coast of York Harbor in Southern Maine,

Another earthquake of a relatively minor 2.0 magnitude was recorded overnight in approximately the same spot as Monday’s 3.8-magnitude quake off the coast of Maine, according to the United State Geological Survey.

People across the region felt a 3.8 magnitude earthquake that was centered off the coast of Maine in York Harbor. So how rare is such an occurrence in New England?