Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6mb_lg
18 km ENE of Leamington, Canada
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 18 km ENE of Leamington, Canada, 63 km (39 mi) ESE of Detroit, MI, at 9:50 pm EDT on 13 May 2017 (01:50 UTC), 5.0 km deep.
63 km (39 mi) ESE of Detroit, MI · 56 km (35 mi) SE of St. Clair Shores, MI
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Wayne County, 72 km WNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 3386 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 51 km (32 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 42.1360, -82.4100. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County, MI | 72 km (45 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Wayne County |
| Macomb County, MI | 72 km (45 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Macomb County |
| Lorain County, OH | 80 km (50 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Lorain County |
| Ottawa County, OH | 82 km (51 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Ottawa County |
| Erie County, OH | 84 km (52 mi) | S | earthquakes near Erie County |
| St. Clair County, MI | 91 km (56 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near St. Clair County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
1 earthquake has been recorded within 50 km since this one.
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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