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Blazing blue meteor lights up sky over US and causes 2.0 magnitude earthquake

January 17, 2018

A meteor over the US today caused a 2.0 magnitude earthquake today.

Footage of the meteor, blue in colour, was captured on camera at 8.10pm local time.

The meteor caused a 2.0 quake centred near New Haven, Michigan, according to the US Geological Survey .

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