According to the WNDU First Alert Weather Team, the quake is only the second recorded earthquake on Lake Michigan in at least the past 100 years.

A rare 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Wednesday near the north suburbs, United States Geological Survey officials said.

A Venezuelan shelter has rescued hundreds of pets after the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month, seeking to give them a second chance with a new family, members of the organization said on Tuesday (July 7).