Overview
- The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 2.6 at 11:50 p.m. Monday at a depth of about 8.2 kilometers.
- The epicenter was about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Madison and roughly 12 miles east-northeast of Painesville in Lake County.
- USGS classifies sub-3.0 earthquakes as minor and rarely felt, and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
- The location has seen recent small events, including a 2.3 magnitude quake near the same area on June 19, 2025.
- Investigations tied Youngstown’s 2011–2013 earthquakes to wastewater injection at the Northstar #1 well; no such linkage has been reported for this Lake County event.