Earthquake with Magnitude 2.7 Hits Southeast Michigan, USGS Reports An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale struck southeast Michigan on Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor occurred at 4:32 p.m. local time, approximately 1.8 miles west of the Village of Carleton in northern Monroe County. The quake was recorded at a depth of 5.2 kilometers (about 3.2 miles) beneath the surface. The U.S. Geological Survey noted that earthquakes of this magnitude are relatively common, with over 150,000 such events occurring globally each year. While quakes measuring 2.5 or lower typically go unnoticed by humans, those ranging from 2.5 to 5.4 on the scale are often felt and may cause minor damage, according to Michigan Technological University. However, Monroe County Central Dispatch reported no immediate signs of structural damage following the event. Preliminary data from the USGS indicated that the earthquake was felt in several areas, including Ann Arbor to the north, Toledo, Ohio, to the south, and along the Lake Erie shoreline from Toledo to the Woodhaven region. Residents in communities such as Trenton, Rockwood, and Grosse Ile also reported experiencing the tremor, as per USGS survey responses. Jana Pursley, a representative from the USGS office in Denver, highlighted that Monday’s quake marked the first seismic event in southeast Michigan since a magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck the Monroe County community of Detroit Beach in August 2020. Prior to this, Michigan residents had only felt a handful of minor quakes since the year 2000. These included four seismic events originating in the Ontario, Canada, area, with the largest being a magnitude 3.4 quake in April 2018. The most recent of these was a 2.#us_geological_survey #monroe_county #village_of_carleton #monroe_county_central_dispatch #jana_pursley
