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Earthquake recorded in Lake Michigan, about 13 miles from Chicago's north suburbs

Name: Earthquake recorded in Lake Michigan, about 13 miles from Chicago's north suburbs
Uploaded: 2026-07-08T16:06:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Description: A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Lake Michigan Wednesday, one of possibly only two earthquakes recorded in Lake Michigan in the last 100 years.

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Lake Michigan Wednesday, one of possibly only two earthquakes recorded in Lake Michigan in the last 100 years.