Magnitude-3.2 western Lake Erie earthquake: U-M experts available

EXPERTS ADVISORY A magnitude-3.2 earthquake beneath westernmost Lake Erie shook Southeast Michigan on Friday evening. The quake occurred south-southeast of Detroit Beach, near Monroe, at 6:55 p.m., at a depth of 5.7 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss the event. Ben van der Pluijm is an expert on geohazards, including earthquakes and volcanoes, and their impacts on society. He is a professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. "Stresses from global plate tectonics are transmitted into plate interiors, far from more dramatic plate boundary action, such as along the U.S. West Coast. This magnitude 3-plus quake is an expression of these plate interior stresses, which are released as earthquake energy from motion along one of many ancient, deeply buried faults.” "Such reactivations are common and not typically large enough in Michigan to create damage, though they are often felt," he said.
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