Quarry blast registered as a magnitude 2 on U.S.G.S. earthquake list

Quarry blast registered as a magnitude 2 on U.S.G.S. earthquake list

The shaking from blasting in Plainville on Tuesday afternoon showed up on the U.S. Geological Survey website list of earthquakes as a magnitude 2. On Wednesday morning, the U.S.G.S. website said there was a magnitude 2 earthquake near New Britain around 2:30 p.m. Later, the website said it was actually a quarry blast. “Tilcon Connecticut conducted a controlled scheduled blast in Plainville on Tuesday, May 20th at approximately 2:30 p.m. All regu…