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1-4 Magnitude Earthquake Startles Some Fairfield County Residents
If you felt a jolt, you weren't imagining things.
The mild, shaking jolt in Connecticut that startled some in Fairfield County, was in fact a mild earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The USGS, the organization responsible for earthquake tracking around the country, said the 1.4-magnitude quake took place at 12:38 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27 in Greenwich, two kilometers north-northwest of the neighborhood of Cos Cob.
They reported the quake was felt in Cos Cob, Greenwich, Old Greenwich, and Riverside.
Police received a couple of calls but weren't sure what caused the jolt.&nbs…
1.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Connecticut
Did you feel it?
A minor 1.9-magnitude earthquake struck in the Hartford area at 1:14 a.m., Friday, March 5, or to be more specific about 4.8 miles west in the West Hartford area, said Robert Sanders, a geophysicist with the National Earthquake Center.
The depth was 2.2 kilometers.
According to Sanders, minor fault lines run throughout the northeast, and earthquakes happen on a weekly basis, but only a few are strong enough to be felt.
"Most of the quakes are very low in magnitude, and no one feels them," Sanders said. "They tend to be felt more in larger cities with denser po…
Earthquake Felt In Parts Of Connecticut, Long Island
If you were suddenly awoken by a shaking sensation this weekend - it wasn’t a dream. You felt an earthquake.
On Sunday, Nov. 8, around 9 a.m., the earthquake was detected at a magnitude 3.6 centered in Massachusetts off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzard’s Bay, according to the National Earthquake Center.
Shockwaves, which don’t appear to have caused much damage, were felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, as well as some parts of Connecticut and Long Island. Still, 21 people in New Bedford required assistance from the Red Cross after being displaced by the quake.
