ember 19th, 2014 statement, the USGS warned that the Mw 3.9 shock on December 13th may be a foreshock to a larger quake that could strike in January 2015. 80% of the city lost power during this relatively weak earthquake.
The poor performance of city infrastructure on December 13th has led to frequent inspections by city agencies to prevent devastation if a major earthquake should strike in 2015. Mid American Energy, the Ste. Marie metropolitan area's main electricity provider, has assured critics that the shock simply caused the backup generators to turn on, causing nearly 30 explosions at substations in the city, and that the problem has been fixed.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Demographics of Ste. Marie
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2013 Michigan Population Data
- ↑ Ste. Marie Name Etymology
- ↑ Ste. Marie Tourism Bureau
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 The Great Earthquake of 1818
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aftermath of the Earthquake of 1818
- ↑ Census of 1820
- ↑ French Canadian Emigration to the United States
- ↑ Ste. Marie in the Civil War
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 USGS: Les Cheneaux Seismic Zone
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 2009 Les Cheneaux earthquake exercise