Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that's expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake shook all six New England states, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The 8-mile deep quake hit about 6 miles offshore from York Harbor, Maine, at 10:22 a.m Monday, Jan. 27,

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

A lobe of the polar vortex will arrive in the United States this weekend, bringing the lowest temperatures in years and snow and ice to the East and Deep South.

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The U.S. Geological Survey said it originated about 8 miles deep just a few miles off the York Harbor coastline.

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away.

Closest to the source, the earthquake was at intensity level 4.5. Sandwich and the Outer Cape experienced the earthquake at a level 3 intensity. The rest of Cape Cod, the South Coast, and parts of Martha's Vineyard experienced the earthquake at a level 2.5 intensity.

The earthquake struck off the coast of Maine on Monday around 10:22 a.m. Thousands of people reported that they felt the ground shaking.

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Much of southern Maine was shaken by an earthquake that struck off York Harbor at 10:22 a.m. Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake, which had a magnitude of 3.8, was centered beneath the surface of the ocean 10 miles southeast of York Harbor.

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