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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 ...
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.
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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, ...
Hurricane Ida in 2021 could have been even worse for New York City
During the final week of summer in 2021, Hurricane Ida emerged from the Gulf of Mexico, turned almost directly northeast and ...
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 ...
1.6 magnitude earthquake detected on 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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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.
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U.S. Geological Survey planning low-level flights over parts of Connecticut
The flights will be over parts of the Connecticut River Valley, starting this month. U.S. Geological Survey said they are part of a national effort to modernize mapping of the nation’s geology ...