Earthquakes in Michigan
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more in Michigan was M 2.7, 8 km N of Maybee, Michigan, at 5:32 pm EDT on 4 May 2026, 8 km deep. 222 people reported feeling it to USGS.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in Michigan in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 10 months
- Last 12 months
- 1 · largest M 2.7 on 4 May 2026
- Since 2016
- 13 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 15 November 2023, 1 km SSW of Standard, Illinois
Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at ; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to · earthquakes of M1.5 or more in Michigan, where USGS names the state in the location
Earthquakes are rare here
28 earthquakes of M1.5 or larger have been recorded in Michigan in 10 years, and most weeks have none. There have been none in the last 7 days.
With so few, a QuakeIndex score — this week as a percentile of Michigan's own weeks — would only say whether anything happened at all, so none is shown. That is a statement about Michigan, not about our data.
USGS catalogue · updated
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
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Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes in Michigan
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Largest on record in and around Michigan
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 3.6 | 1 km SSW of Standard, Illinois | |
| M 3.4 | Michigan | |
| M 3.2 | 2 km SSE of Detroit Beach, Michigan | |
| M 3.1 | 2 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois | |
| M 3.0 | 7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada | |
| M 2.9 | 1 km SSE of Hicksville, Ohio | |
| M 2.9 | 21 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois | |
| M 2.9 | 38 km ESE of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Michigan, which takes in some ground over its borders.
Before 2016: the largest in Michigan since 1900
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists no earthquake of M5 or more in Michigan.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015, each epicentre counted for the state whose nearest county it is. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
Counties in Michigan
- Alcona County
- Alger County
- Allegan County
- Alpena County
- Antrim County
- Arenac County
- Baraga County
- Barry County
- Bay County
- Benzie County
- Berrien County
- Branch County
- Calhoun County
- Cass County
- Charlevoix County
- Cheboygan County
- Chippewa County
- Clare County
- Clinton County
- Crawford County
- Delta County
- Dickinson County
- Eaton County
- Emmet County
- Genesee County
- Gladwin County
- Gogebic County
- Grand Traverse County
- Gratiot County
- Hillsdale County
- Houghton County
- Huron County
- Ingham County
- Ionia County
- Iosco County
- Iron County
- Isabella County
- Jackson County
- Kalamazoo County
- Kalkaska County
- Kent County
- Keweenaw County
- Lake County
- Lapeer County
- Leelanau County
- Lenawee County
- Livingston County
- Luce County
- Mackinac County
- Macomb County
- Manistee County
- Marquette County
- Mason County
- Mecosta County
- Menominee County
- Midland County
- Missaukee County
- Monroe County
- Montcalm County
- Montmorency County
- Muskegon County
- Newaygo County
- Oakland County
- Oceana County
- Ogemaw County
- Ontonagon County
- Osceola County
- Oscoda County
- Otsego County
- Ottawa County
- Presque Isle County
- Roscommon County
- Saginaw County
- Sanilac County
- Schoolcraft County
- Shiawassee County
- St. Clair County
- St. Joseph County
- Tuscola County
- Van Buren County
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne County
- Wexford County
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces