Earthquake Recorded Under Lake Erie

[Pastor Dale Morgan]

*Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Earthquake Recorded Under Lake Erie*
AP

MENTOR, Ohio - An earthquake under Lake Erie was felt Tuesday by people
northeast of Cleveland but caused no injuries or damage, state
seismologists said.

The quake measured a magnitude 3.1 and occurred about 8:40 p.m., and it
was centered just offshore from the community of Mentor-on-the-Lake,
said Mike Hansen, coordinator of the Ohio Seismic Network.

Quakes of a magnitude less than 4.5 usually don't cause any damage, he said.

Police in several communities reported calls from people who felt the quake.

Ohio has recorded more than 200 earthquakes with a magnitude of at least
2.0 since 1776, the Department of Natural Resources said.