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3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes under Lake Erie: residents report loud explosion, homes rattled
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3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes under Lake Erie: residents report loud explosion, homes rattled
July 2, 2013 – MICHIGAN - An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 3.6 struck early yesterday, beneath Lake Erie, just outside of Cleveland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The temblor’s epicenter was 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Fairport Harbor, Ohio. It originated 3.7 miles (6 km) deep and struck at 3:48 a.m. local time (07:48 UTC), the USGS reports. Some light shaking was felt in coastal towns just northeast of Cleveland, but no damages were reported, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Damaging earthquakes are rare in the region. The largest temblor on record in the Northeast Ohio seismic zone struck in 1986 with a magnitude of 4.8, according to the USGS. That quake, which caused minor property damage and a few injuries, was felt over a wide area from Illinois to New York. In Ohio, Lake County officials received multiple calls. “I heard a gigantic explosion, and it rumbled entire house,” one caller said. “I’m sorry; I’m like shaking so bad right now,” she went on.
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