ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌɛntɚɹ ʌvðə kwˈeɪk wʌz ˌɔn ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈoʊkəl stɹˈʌktʃɚ kˈɔːld ðə wˈʊstɚ fˈɔlt, wˌɪtʃ hæd klˈɪɹli bˌɪn dʒˌɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkli ˈæktɪv ɪnðə dˈɪstənt pˈæst bˌʌt hæd nˌɑːt mˈuːvd ɪn ˌoʊvɚ θɹˈiː hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ʌv ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd hˈɪstɚɹi.
The epicentre of the quake was on a major local structure called the Worcester fault, which had clearly been geologically active in the distant past but had not moved in over three hundred years of recorded history.