People fly flags to honks and cheers as crowds fill Boston Common in support of the new president-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Cambridge residents celebrate a Biden win on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Shwetha Surendran/BU News Service 
A woman jumps up and down on the corner of Boston Common in celebration of president-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Two people at Coolidge Corner, who refused to give their names, celebrate Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential victory Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Claudia Chiappa/BU News Service 
A Biden supporter waves a flag in celebration on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Holding flags, people celebrate the victory of Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the 2020 presidential race at Coolridge Corner in Brookline, MA Nov. 7. Lynne Chuang (left) says this is a “glorious day” to celebrate. Photo by Claudia Chiappa/BU News Service 
Crowds fill Boston Common after Joe Biden wins the presidential election on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A child waves a flag in celebration of Joe Biden on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Matteo Venieri / BU News Service 
A man holds a small dog among the side of Joe Biden supporters on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Matteo Venieri/BU News Service 
Cambridge residents hold Black Lives Matter signs and celebrate a Biden win on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Shwetha Surendran/BU News Service 
Biden supporters cheer in front of the Massachusetts State House. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A Biden supporter celebrates from the window of his car while passing Boston Common on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Cars line up along Boylston Street and Boston Common cheering and honking in celebration of Joe Biden’s election as the next U.S. president. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Biden supporters fill the area in front of the Massachusetts State House as a Trump rally grows smaller. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Brookline resident Simone Worsdale came out to dance and celebrate Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential victory at Coolidge Corner, MA, Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Claudia Chiappa/BU News Service 
Connor Pfeifer (left) and Michael Sweeney (right) hug at a rally for president-elect Joe Biden in front of the Massachusetts State House on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
A group of people at Coolridge Corner in Brookline, MA dance in celebration of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidential victory Nov. 7 2020. Photo by Claudia Chiappa/BU News Service 
People cheer and wave flags from cars after Joe Biden wins the presidential election on Nov. 7, 2020. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
People cheer for Biden from a passing car, while Facetiming in a friend on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service 
Two people watch as crowds fill the Boston Common to celebrate Joe Biden’s win on Saturday. Photo by Caitlin Faulds/BU News Service
By Multiple Contributors
BU News Service
Saturday morning saw former vice-president Joe Biden elected the next president of the United States with more ballots cast than ever before. By the afternoon, hundreds had gathered in Boston Common and around the city — which favored Biden by 83% to Trump’s 16% — in impromptu street-side celebrations of the Democratic win.
Sunday morning residents across eastern Massachusetts started their day to a 3.6 magnitude earthquake reverberating from Buzzards Bay, the strongest earthquake felt in the region in decades.
Are these two events related? Absolutely not. But nevertheless, here’s a look around town on a weekend that shattered multiple records.
