Magnitude 3.6 earthquake that hits Canada is felt in metro Detroit

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake that occurred in Amherstburg, Canada, across the Detroit River from Grosse Ile, Michigan, on Thursday night was felt in metro Detroit.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit about 8 p.m.

The depth of the quake was about 5 km deep and felt in southern Detroit, which is about 20 north of the epicenter.

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There have been no reports of damage or injury.

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"They happen from time to time, right in that magnitude" in southeast Michigan, David Gurney, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in White Lake, told the Detroit Free Press. "They are rare, but not unheard of."