An earthquake struck northern Monroe County, Michigan, on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The magnitude 2.7 quake was recorded at 4:32 p.m., less than 2 miles west of the Village of Carleton. It was measured at a depth of 5.2 kilometers (about 3.2 miles) underground, according to USGS.
There are more than 150,000 earthquakes about this size in an average year, according to USGS. Earthquakes measuring 2.5 or less on the magnitude scale are usually not felt by humans, but those measuring 2.5 to 5.4 are often felt and may cause some minor damage, according to Michigan Technological University.
Monroe County Central Dispatch said there were no immediate reports of damage.
Anyone who felt the earthquake can report it on the USGS website.
Preliminary data indicates the earthquake was felt in locations as far as Ann Arbor to the north and Toledo, Ohio, to the south, as well as along the Lake Erie shoreline from Toledo to the Woodhaven area, according to the USGS.
Jana Pursley with the USGS office in Denver said Monday’s quake was the first in southeast Michigan since a magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck the Monroe County community of Detroit Beach in August 2020.
The only other earthquakes Michigan residents may have felt since the year 2000 are four minor quakes, all originating in the Ontario, Canada, area, the largest being a magnitude 3.4 in April 2018. The most recent, a 2.9-magnitude quake, hit just over 4 miles off the coast of southern Ontario at about 10:30 a.m. April 26 and was felt in Michigan.
Communities including Trenton, Rockwood and Grosse Ile felt the quake, according to USGS survey responses.
