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2 years later: A look back at the meteor that rocked metro Detroit

Posted at 6:22 AM, Jan 16, 2019
and last updated 2020-01-16 08:16:47-05

(WXYZ) — Thursday, Jan. 16, marks the one-year anniversary of the meteor that lit up the skies over metro Detroit.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the meteor happened shortly after 8 p.m. that night and caused a magnitude 2.0 earthquake near New Haven in Macomb County.

The meteor was visible in six states and Canada.

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