PLAINFIELD, Conn., Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Early risers in Plainfield, Conn., were startled Monday by a minor earthquake, the area's second in four days.
The latest quake measured 3.3 on the Richter scale. the U.S. Geological Survey reported. That's strong enough to be felt and to rattle the china but unlikely to cause much damage.
The quake, which struck at 6:30 a.m., was centered about 5 miles outside of town.
Michael Surprenant, the police chief in Plainfield, an old mill town on the Rhode Island line, reported that about 200 people called about the quake. He said no major damage was reported, but some residents said cracks had developed in basement walls.
Last week's quake had a magnitude of 2.0, strong enough to be felt by at least some people. NBC Connecticut reported there had been a third small earthquake.
The Weston Observatory at Boston College reported there were two shocks before the Monday morning quake and two aftershocks. Most were of magnitudes of around 1, unlikely to be felt by anyone, but one foreshock registered 2.0..
Monday's quake was felt over a wide area in eastern Connecticut and western Rhode Island because it was shallow, observers said.
