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Small Earthquake Beneath Lake Erie, Ohio
Origin Time: 13 November, 2005, 11:02:15.77 UTC
Location: 41.84º N -81.21º W
Magnitude: 2.2 mbLg
Depth: 6.4 km (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory)
A small earthquake occurred beneath Lake Erie, about 6 kilometers northwest of North Perry, Lake County, at 6:02 a.m Eastern Standard Time. The earthquake was detected instrumentally by seismic stations of the Ohio Seismic Network, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Geological Survey of Canada. One citizen in Perry reported feeling the event as a brief, sharp thump. Individuals who felt the earthquake are encouraged to fill out a short report form (follow link below). This is one of a number of small earthquakes that have been detected in this general vicinity in recent years.
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