Earthquake Reported In Connecticut, Second This Week

CONNECTICUT — A Connecticut town was the site of a small earthquake Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

A 2.0 magnitude quake rocked New Britain around 2:30 p.m., the bureau reported — the only such disturbance of that magnitude east of the Mississippi that day.

The USGS intensity map officially classified the quake as "weak," and no damage was reported.

It's not the first time this week, Connecticut has gotten rumbled. USGS geologists logged a 1.8 magnitude earthquake in Essex Village just before 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Its effects were felt in Deep River and Stamford.

At least one other earthquake was felt in Connecticut in 2025. In January, an earthquake was reported in Moodus, a village in East Haddam.

A 1.8 magnitude earthquake was reported at 10:13 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. No damage was reported, according to WTNH News 8.

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On November 20, 2024 a 2.3 magnitude earthquake was also reported in Moodus, according to the United States Geological Survey. That same week, a 1.3 magnitude earthquake was reported in Stamford.

While earthquakes have been known to occur in different parts of Connecticut, the state is best known for its seismic activity near Moodus, according to the Northeast States Emergency Consortium.

Notably, an earthquake in 1791 was recorded in Moodus with a magnitude between 4.4 and 5, the NESEC said. The event was felt from New York City up to Albany, and up to Boston in the northeast.

with reporting by Vincent Salzo