Many Wyoming, Michigan, residents have been complaining about buildings shaking, and car alarms going off, is there a mini earthquake happening?

Seismic Activity?

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Seismic activity is the frequency and severity of earthquakes in a given region. Folks in Wyoming say they have been feeling something and want to know if it's an earthquake.

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How does an earthquake happen? Earthquakes occur when rocks on opposite sides of faultlines fracture in the Earth and slip past each other.

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Some folks living in Wyoming have been feeling large jolts followed by strong shaking, so is an earthquake happening?

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What's Causing it to Feel Like Mini Earthquakes in Wyoming?

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So are there mini earthquakes going on in the city of Wyoming?

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Leave it to the folks on the Grand Rapids Reddit page to solve the mini-earthquake mystery.

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Grand Rapids Reddit poster "tech-tac'2" has cleared things up by saying, "So there's this crane at the old General Motors abandoned property of 36th repeatedly lifting a several ton boulder at least 30 feet in the air and letting it slam into the ground all day long. It's shaking all the buildings nearby and setting off car alarms. What in the actual hell are they doing?"

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Poster "mrpotaytahead" says, "I believe they are starting construction for a new Corewell service center going in there." They also provided a link that solved the mystery of the mini-quakes.

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