Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near New Britain, CT
No earthquake was likely felt in New Britain in the 24 hours to 3:27 pm EST (20:27 UTC). The last one was M 2.0, 3 km (2 mi) WNW, at 2:30 pm EDT on 20 May 2025, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 10 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.0
Latest: 2:30 pm EDT on 20 May 2025 · 3 km (2 mi) WNW of New Britain, CT
The most recent earthquake near New Britain was M 2.0, 3 km (2 mi) WNW of New Britain, CT, at 2:30 pm EDT on 20 May 2025. 10 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in New Britain was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of New Britain in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 19 months
- Last 12 months
- 0
- Since 2016
- 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.0 on 20 May 2025, 3 km (2 mi) WNW of New Britain, CT
- Reported felt
- 6 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
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If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Earthquakes in Connecticut — with the state's activity score
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The last 30 days
The latest 7
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) WNW of New Britain, CT · felt by 10
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) NE of New Britain, CT · felt by 5
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of New Britain, CT · felt by 31
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) N of New Britain, CT · felt by 53
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of New Britain, CT · felt by 8
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) SSE of New Britain, CT · felt by 276
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) ESE of New Britain, CT
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are New Britain time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after New Britain are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is New Britain; dots are the 7 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in New Britain
The strongest shaking in New Britain from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.0 on 20 May 2025, 3 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in New Britain (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.0 | 3 km | II · Weak · felt by 10 | |
| M 2.0 | 6 km | II · Weak | |
| M 1.9 | 8 km | II · Weak · felt by 53 | |
| M 1.6 | 10 km | II · Weak · felt by 8 | |
| M 1.9 | 22 km | II · Weak · felt by 276 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. 3 of these reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of New Britain.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.