A small earthquake was recorded in Rhode Island around 11:30 Thursday night. The 1.8 magnitude quake happened just south of Jamestown, according to the United States Geological Survey. University of Rhode Island geosciences professor Brian Savage says although they’re rare, earthquakes do happen in the northeast. Sometimes that just gets released as earthquakes.”Because it was a small quake, Savage says only a handful of Rhode Islanders actually felt it. The last time an earthquake was felt in Rhode Island was April of 2024 when a 4-point-8 magnitude quake struck in the center of New Jersey.