Earthquake rattled a rural Down East community

Earthquake rattled a rural Down East community

An earthquake rattled Grand Lake Stream on Friday night. The magnitude 1.7 temblor shook the ground at a depth of more than 4 miles just about 8 miles northwest of the Washington County town about 10:16 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1997, there have been more than 150 recorded earthquakes in the state, according to the agency. The strongest quake in recent memory occurred on Oct. 16, 2012, when a 4.5 magnitude earthquake s…