M 2.9 Earthquake, Lake Michigan, 39 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

[Astronuc]

M 2.9 - 39 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin​

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000nhkd/executive

• 2024-08-02 14:18:57 (UTC)
• 44.683°N 86.928°W
• 10.9 km depth

An unusual but not very significant earthquake. It got the attention of folks in Milwaukee, WI.

Lake Michigan had a 2.9 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, a rare occurrence
https://news.yahoo.com/news/lake-michigan-had-2-9-162241407.html

Following a night of storms scattered across Wisconsin, Friday morning brought something almost unheard of in the Midwest: an earthquake.

Taylor Patterson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said a 2.9 magnitude earthquake took place in Lake Michigan off the shore of Sturgeon Bay around 9:00 am Friday.

"This is something that is unusual," Patterson said. "It's not typical for there to be any earthquake activity in the Midwest let alone in Wisconsin."

 

[Vanadium 50]

Following a night of storms? I guess. But they could just as correctly have said "following a dip in Bitcoin".

 

[DaveE]

Um, OK... But why does anyone care? Granted I've got lifelong "left coast" standards, but M2.9 happens every day and causes virtually no damage in 1st-2nd world cities. For example:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=22.14671,-130.16602&extent=51.67256,-59.85352