United States
Earthquakes in Michigan
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in and around Michigan in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 5.0, Near Aurora, Illinois, on 1909-05-26.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 3 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in and around Michigan
USGS has not located an earthquake in and around Michigan in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 3 in the last year.
The largest on record in and around Michigan
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 5.0 at Near Aurora, Illinois on 1909-05-26: moderate: can damage poorly built structures.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 5.0 | Near Aurora, Illinois | 1909-05-26 | Not recorded |
| M 4.5 | Near Calumet, Michigan | 1905-07-27 | Not recorded |
| M 4.2 | Near Houghton, Michigan | 1906-05-26 | Not recorded |
| M 4.2 | 5 km S of Galesburg, Michigan | 2015-05-02 | 4.5 km deep |
| M 4.0 | 8 km SSW of Amboy, Illinois | 1972-09-15 | 11.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around Michigan. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Michigan. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.