Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U. S. Geological Survey says. It replaces the old ...

While earthquakes might be more of a rarity in Michigan, they're certainly not impossible.

Earthquakes in Michigan In a paper on seismic activity in Michigan published in 1977, geologist D. Michael Bricker listed 34 earthquakes with epicenters in the state — 30 from fault-slippage activity ...

In Michigan, most fault lines that were potentially visible long ago are now buried deep under sedimentary deposits, so we often don't know they exist until an earthquake happens along them. For ...

In case you missed it, there was an earthquake in Lake Michigan miles off of Wisconsin's shoreline — a very uncommon event in the Great Lakes region. The 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in ...

OTSEGO COUNTY—Michigan was hit with a 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Kalamazoo Saturday. It was the second strongest earthquake in the state's recorded history, and it caught everyone by surprise ...

A Facebook post suggests an earthquake recently took place north of Midland, Michigan. But there's no record of such an earthquake.