[Rockhounds] Connecticut earthquake

[Lawrence Rush]

An unusual event last evening, near Chester, CT. A magnitude 2.0 tremor. 
This is very near the site in Moodus where there have been many episodes of 
"Moodus noises"
reported from the time of the Native americans to the present.

http://www.earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/ne00001046.php

Californians (and others) may consider this a non-event, but it's a "biggie" 
for us!

For some interesting folklore and mysticism, see

http://www.curbstone.org/index.cfm?webpage=96

Google ("Moodus noises") has many listings of the factual geologic 
conditions contributing to the quake.

Larry Rush