The name for the colony is Miranda, the same name as the failed colony planet from the movie "Serenity" (2005). Both colonies were exposed to experimental or unknown forces, causing the colonists to become irrational and violent.
When Captain Bridger (Roy Scheider) is having coffee at an outdoor cafe in the beginning of the episode, there is a bright green building behind him with a sign reading "Quints NAUTICAL TREASURES". Quint was the name of Robert Shaw's character in the movie "Jaws" (1975), which also starred Roy Scheider as the protagonist Chief Brody, arguably his most iconic role.