2 Earthquakes Hit CT: Did You Feel Them?

Two earthquakes were confirmed in Connecticut Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The two earthquakes were reported in Moodus, Connecticut, which is part of East Haddam, at 8:21 a.m. and 8:26 a.m. Sunday.

One earthquake was a 1.9 magnitude, while the other was a 2.1 magnitude, according to the USGS.

Former NBC CT news anchor Heidi Voight wrote on Facebook, "CT: Did you feel the earthquake this morning?! There were apparently two a few minutes apart. My friend in East Hampton said, “The first one felt like something hit the house. The chickens even went back into their coop!”

The earthquakes were felt in Deep River, Haddam, Moodus, Colchester, East Haddam, East Hampton, Canterbury, Cromwell, Portland, Marlborough, and Old Lyme, according to the USGS.

On Tuesday, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake originating out of the Hudson Valley, New York, was felt in parts of Connecticut, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake originated out of Sleepy Hollow, New York, on Tuesday at 10:17 a.m. Sleepy Hollow is about 30 miles from the Connecticut border.

According to the U.S.G.S., there have been nearly 800 reports from people who said they felt that earthquake, including several people in Connecticut.

A 1.9 magnitude earthquake was reported in January 2026 in East Haddam, CT.

Earthquakes are rare in Connecticut, but in 2025, at least a few minor ones were reported.

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A 2.0 magnitude quake rocked New Britain in May 2025. USGS geologists logged a 1.8 magnitude earthquake in Essex Village in May. In January 2025, a 1.8 magnitude earthquake was also reported in Moodus, a village in East Haddam.

On November 20, 2024, a 2.3 magnitude earthquake was also reported in Moodus, according to the United States Geological Survey.

While earthquakes have been known to occur in different parts of Connecticut, the state is best known for its seismic activity near Moodus, according to the Northeast States Emergency Consortium.

Notably, an earthquake in 1791 was recorded in Moodus with a magnitude between 4.4 and 5, the NESEC said. The event was felt from New York City up to Albany and up to Boston in the northeast.

With reporting by Rich Kirby and Vincent Salzo, Patch staff