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Small earthquake, Offshore, Lake Erie
(Cuyahoga County) Ohio

Origin Time: 15 June, 2011, 4:37:57.86 UTC
Location: 41.81 North 81.79 West
Magnitude: 2.0 mbLg
Depth: 5 km (fixed)

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A minor earthquake occurred beneath Lake Erie about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north-northwest of Cleveland and south of the Canadian border at 12:37 a.m. EDT on June 15. This event was detected by seismic instruments of the Geological Survey of Canada and the Ohio Seismic Network. It was too small and too far from shore to be felt by people..

  

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