Michigan shaken by 4.2 magnitude earthquake

GALESBURG, Mich. (WLS) -- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook parts of Michigan Saturday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The quake began at 11:23 a.m. Saturday just five miles south of Galesburg, Mich., according to the USGS website and was felt by some in the Chicago area.

Galesburg is located 9 miles southeast of Kalamazoo and about 60 miles southwest of Lansing.

A pastor at a local church was in the process of making an appeal to church-goers to help people affected by the earthquake in Nepal as the steady camera starts to shake.

The pastor kept reading and then finally acknowledges something strange happened.

"I don't know what that is either, so, just act natural, play it off, it's ok," he told the congregation.

There have been no reports of injuries or significant damage.

Although earthquakes are not common in Michigan, this is not the first one to have in that same area.

"This is one of the largest earthquakes that we have recorded in Michigan since recording earthquakes has begun," said John Bellini, U.S. Geological Survey. "The largest previously recorded was on August 10, 1947, and it was located roughly in the same region."

The area is along some fault lines in Michigan. Since 1973, the state has only had two other recorded earthquakes.