Another minor earthquake has rattled eastern Connecticut. Boston College's Weston Observatory says the 2.1 magnitude earthquake happened around 7:30 Tuesday morning in Plainfield, the same area where five small earthquakes happened over five hours Monday morning.The strongest of the earthquakes measured was a 3.1 magnitude and could be felt in Rhode Island.
Last Thursday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 2.0 to 2.2 was felt in Plainfield. Homeowners reported it was strong enough to shake pictures off the walls.
A research scientist at the Weston Observatory says a series of small earthquakes in the Northeast is not unusual because the eastern United States sits atop a tectonic plate affected by geological pressure.
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