CONNECTICUT — A 3.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded Wednesday at 6:43 a.m. in upstate New York, but rumblings were reported in Connecticut as far south and east as Tolland and Newtown.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was at a depth of 13.2 kilometers miles, or roughly 8.2 miles, centered pretty much smack dab in the center of South Glen Falls, NY.
The furthest rumble was recorded in Navarre, OH, 445 miles away from the seismic epicenter. In Connecticut, reports of the earthquake came into the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program from Tolland and Newtown, 117 and 132 miles away, respectively.
According to the Richter Scale, anything between a 3.0 and 3.9 is considered to be a “minor” tremor.
Connecticut residents are no strangers to teacup-rattling tremors. In February of 2018, Ridgefield residents woke up to items dropping from shelves in their homes after a 2.2 earthquake was recorded in the Lake Mohegan, NY, area. A year later, seismologists recorded a 4.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Ocean City, MD, but the effects of it were felt widespread, including Connecticut.
And in December 2017, a 1.9 magnitude earthquake hit 8.6 miles south-southwest of Hartford and was felt in several areas of north central Connecticut. According to the United States Geological Survey, Newington, Berlin, New Britain and Hartford were among the towns feeling the buzz.
There have been no reports of damage in the Wednesday morning quake. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had not reported any tsunami activity off the East Coast. The USGS logged a total of 81 responses, according to is website.
Earthquakes happen when there is movement below the Earth’s surface on fault lines. They can occur anywhere in the U.S. and usually last less than a minute, according to FEMA.