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Metro Detroit shakes after 3.6 magnitude earthquake hits Canada

Earthquake hits near Amherstburg

Metro Detroit residents felt rumbles April 19, 2018 when an earthquake shook Amherstburg, Ontario. (USGS)

AMHERSTBURG, Ontario – Metro Detroit residents felt rumbles Thursday evening from an earthquake that shook Canada.

MORE: Canadian earthquake that rocked Metro Detroit is most significant in region since 2015 quakes

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The 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit near Amherstburg, Ontario, at 8:01 p.m., the United States Geological Survey reported.

Callers reported feeling the quake in Detroit and the Downriver area. No damage has been reported.

Did you feel it? Report where you felt the earthquake to the USGS here.

BREAKING: Metro Detroit shakes after earthquake hits Canada

Posted by WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit on Thursday, April 19, 2018

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