An early morning earthquake was felt near Madison in Lake County Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Ohio Department of Transportation Statewide Press Secretary said a traffic camera located on Interstate 90 at State Route 528 shook when the quake happened.
Earthquakes with a magnitude of 2.5 to 5 are considered minor and can typically be felt but do not cause a lot of damage. The higher the magnitude, the more noticeable the quake.Northeast Ohio residents aren't strangers to Earthquakes. Faults close to our area that formed a billion years ago cause an increase in seismic activity. Most of the Earthquakes detected near Lake Erie are in the 1 to 2 scale range.
A little #earthquake, measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale, hit Lake County this morning around 6:11am. One of our https://t.co/y2mdfitzGi traffic cameras picked it up. pic.twitter.com/NbSNdmUbIq — Matt Bruning June 1, 2024 Back in 2022, News 5 spoke with Case Western Reserve University Professor Steven Hauck about the numerous quakes that happened that year in Lake County. Watch more below:
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