Earthquake in Michigan a Reminder of State’s Peculiar History

Michigan has a history of mysterious, possibly human-induced earthquakes that caused a lot of stress in the early 1900s.
Earthquake in Michigan a Reminder of State’s Peculiar History
Miners outside of the Tamarack mineshaft in Upper Peninsula Michigan on 1905. Adolph F. Isler/Public Domain
Cindy Drukier
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A rare event happened in Michigan Saturday afternoon—there was a small magnitude-4.2 earthquake.

The epicenter of the quake was 5 miles south of Galesburg, some 14 miles from Battle Creek, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data.

Epicenter of a 4.2-magnitude earthquake felt in Michigan on May 2, 2015. (Google Earth)
Epicenter of a 4.2-magnitude earthquake felt in Michigan on May 2, 2015. Google Earth
Cindy Drukier
Cindy Drukier
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Cindy Drukier is a veteran journalist, editor, and producer. She's the host of NTD's International Reporters Roundtable featured on EpochTV, and perviously host of NTD's The Nation Speaks. She's also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her two films are available on EpochTV: "Finding Manny" and "The Unseen Crisis"
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