M 2.9 - 20 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois

[robphy]

M 2.9 - 20 km ENE of Kenilworth, Illinois​

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000sz2h/executive

• 2026-07-08 19:38:43 (UTC)
• 42.186°N 87.503°W
• 5.0 km depth

Earth scientist explains Lake Michigan earthquake near Chicago's north suburbs - CBS Chicago

 

[DaveE]

OK, disclaimer... Native California guy here...
So what? Today there were 8 M2.5 or bigger earthquakes in the US. M 2.5 is the smallest the USGS will even report.
"There's no tsunami risk right?" - SMH. Slow local news day, I guess.