CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal geologists say an earthquake of an estimated magnitude 4 hit just northeast of Cleveland in Lake Erie Monday morning, shaking up residents who flooded dispatch centers with calls.
The earthquake hit at 10:50 a.m. Monday and was about 2.5 miles from Eastlake, a city of nearly 20,000 people, and the tremors were recorded on Ohio Department of Transportation traffic cameras in the area.
Did you feel that rumble this morning Cleveland? Well if you missed it, we caught this morning's earthquake on multiple #OHGO cameras. Check it out! #Clevelandreallyrocks pic.twitter.com/UjV60VlvpP
— Ohio Dept of Transportation (@ODOT_Statewide) June 10, 2019
There were no immediate reports of damage from the earthquake of preliminary depth of 3.11 miles. The U.S. Geological Survey is collecting responses from people who felt tremors. Magnitude 4 earthquakes can cause moderate damage.
The City of Mentor urged people to stop calling 911 unless they had an emergency because dispatchers were being “overwhelmed.”
Andrew Nyblade, professor in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, says northeastern Ohio has a history of seismic activity, including magnitude 4 earthquakes.