Small Earthquake Recorded Southwest Of Niantic

NIANTIC — A small earthquake occurred southwest of Niantic Wednesday afternoon, November 4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The agency’s catalogue lists a magnitude of 1.6 and a time of 1:53 p.m. Eastern. It places the epicenter six kilometers, or about 3.7 miles, southwest of Niantic, at a depth of about 8.4 kilometers, or 5.2 miles.

The USGS event record is available at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000tw6d. Residents who felt shaking can use the agency’s Did You Feel It? program to describe their experience.