Earthquake Reported on Chicago’s North Shore, USGS Says Magnitude 2.9

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Original Load Date July 8, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 8, 2026, 5:01 p.m.
Original URL https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/08/earthquake-reported-chicago-s-north-shore-usgs-says-magnitude-29

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Residents from the North Side of Chicago to the north suburbs reported feeling the effects of what the [ U.S. Geological Survey ][1] said was a 2.9 magnitude earthquake Wednesday. USGS pegged the tremor’s epicenter at 13 miles northeast of Evanston — or Lake Michigan — and a timing of 2:38 p.m. Ea...