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See a plane flying low over New England? Don't worry; it's putting rocks on the map
The flights will image geology as part of a national effort to modernize geological maps in the region. The planes will take ...
Connecticut earthquakes hit New Britain and Essex this week, USGS reports
The U.S. Geological Survey said two weak earthquakes hit Connecticut this week, first in Essex Monday and then in New Britain ...
Magnitude 2 earthquake reported 3 km east of Plainville in CT
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was reported 3 kilometers east of Plainville, Connecticut yesterday, according to the United ...
New Britain 'earthquake' Tuesday actually was Plainville quarry blast, USGS says
Blasting at a Plainville quarry registered as a magnitude 2 earthquake on the U.S. Geological Survey website Tuesday.
1.6 magnitude earthquake detected on NH Seacoast, USGS says
A 1.6 magnitude earthquake was reported on New Hampshire's Seacoast Sunday, according to the USGS. The earthquake epicenter ...
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Bill Creating Puerto Rico-Connecticut Trade Commission Passes General Assembly
A bill establishing a Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission has passed both chambers of the General Assembly. The bill, ...
The Connecticut Mirror17d
See a plane flying low over CT? Don’t worry; it’s putting rocks on the map
Pyrrhotite is a mineral found in bedrock under certain parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It can cause long-term structural weakness in construction when used in cement, the USGS says.
1.6 magnitude earthquake detected in Greenland, USGS says
A 1.6 magnitude earthquake was reported on New Hampshire's Seacoast Sunday, according to the USGS. The earthquake epicenter ...
New Hampshire Public Radio18d
See a plane flying low over CT? Don't worry; it's putting rocks on the map
Pyrrhotite is a mineral found in bedrock under certain parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. It can cause long-term structural weakness in construction when used in cement, the USGS says.