A meteor exploded so close to Michigan that it shook houses and lit up the night sky

A meteor swept across Michigan and parts of Canada.It lit the sky blue before quickly burning up and disappearing in a flash.Local residents claimed to have heard the explosion three minutes after the flash.The event occurred at 8pm local time.A brightmeteor briefly swept across the sky over parts of the U.S. Midwest and Canada on Tuesday (January 16), weather and geology agencies said, and then caused a powerful explosion that rattled homes and onlookers.Themeteorwas seen across the region in places such as Ohio, Michigan and Ontario at about 8 p.m. local time (0100GMT) and registered a 2.0 magnitude tremor about 4 miles (7 km) east of Saint Clair Shores in Eastern Michigan, the United States Geological Survey said on its website.The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed it was not ameteorological event but more likely ameteor.Themeteorsighting lit up social media with people posting videos and reaction.Produced by Jasper PickeringJoin the conversation about this story
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