A mild earthquake occurred off the shore of the northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon, officials said. A 2.9 earthquake was recorded in Lake Michigan near the Illinois-Wisconsin border at around 2:38 ...

A minor earthquake was recorded in Lake Michigan near the Illinois-Wisconsin border Wednesday afternoon, with the epicenter southwest of Evanston, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It’s not every day Illinois sees an earthquake like the 2.9 magnitude tremor that struck Lake Michigan on Wednesday afternoon. But quakes in the area are more common than some might think, experts say ...

The small quake was centered about 3 miles under Lake Michigan, the USGS said.

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded in Lake Michigan near Illinois on July 8.

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in Lake Michigan off the coast of Chicago's northern suburbs Wednesday afternoon.

The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake at 3:38 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 12 miles offshore at a depth of 3 miles.

Michigan State University seismologist Dr. Shawn Wei said the event caught researchers off guard. “I will say, this is ...

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake in Lake Michigan off the North Shore may be only the second such quake recorded in the last 100 ...