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Small Earthquake Strikes In Lake Michigan: Officials
The small earthquake registered a magnitude of 2.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
MICHIGAN — A rare earthquake struck in Lake Michigan last week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The small earthquake hit at 9:18 a.m. Friday roughly 25 miles off the coast of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin with a magnitude of 2.9, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Sturgeon Bay is almost directly across from Traverse City.
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Officials do not believe the earthquake caused any damage and no big waves were reported in Lake Michigan.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.5 was felt in St. Clair in St. Clair County and Corunna, Ontario last December, according to Canadian officials.
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