Michigan State University seismologist Dr. Shawn Wei said the event caught researchers off guard. “I will say, this is totally unexpected,” Wei said. “We’ve never recorded any earthquake in this region before in Lake Michigan.”

For most of the summer, the water temperature in Lake Michigan stays cooler than the inland air temperature.

Lake Michigan is Michigan's summer destination, its sand-covered shoreline home to stunning sunsets, plentiful beaches and popular vacation towns. From South Haven to Manistee and everywhere in between, you can tour historic lighthouses, enjoy a swim in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large waves crash onto the Lake Michigan shore off Crescent Beach in Algoma in October 2019, a year that saw extensive flooding and erosion damage on the Wisconsin side of the lake from ...