Sarah Craighead Dedmon

Five more small earthquakes have been reported in central Washington County, bringing August’s total to 13, which constitutes a “swarm,” according to Maine Geological Survey’s Henry Berry. [See previous earthquake story in the Aug. 18 edition of The Calais Advertiser]

Local lore says the earthquakes are caused by a fault line running under Centerville, but that’s only partially true, says Berry.