Earthquakes can happen in Wisconsin. Here are the notable ones from the state's past.

Earthquakes are rare in the Midwest, but one registered in north central Illinois on Wednesday.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.6 earthquake at about 4:41 a.m. in Standard, Illinois, about 100 miles south of the Wisconsin border.

Likely due to the time of the event and the distance, there weren't many reports of people feeling vibrations in Wisconsin. However a handful of people did report feeling it in Wisconsin to the USGS.

Wisconsin does experience earthquakes, including a mini-quake below Waupaca County in 2012. But historically, Wisconsin feels the effects of earthquakes originating in Illinois, other states, or Lake Michigan.

Possibly the strongest earthquake, magnitude 5.3, ever recorded in central United States was in 1968 and began in south central Illinois and was felt across the Midwest including southern and central Wisconsin.

According to the USGS, the largest historical earthquake in Wisconsin happened in 1947, but was not recorded by seismographs. The earthquake was felt in a 3,000 square mile area of southeastern Wisconsin.

The earthquake shook buildings and rattled windows. The USGS said some frightened Milwaukee residents ran into the streets in the belief there had been a serious explosion.

Reports were made of broken windows in Kenosha and other communities reported that dishes and glasses had fallen from shelves. No injuries were reported.

The earthquake was centered just south of Milwaukee on the shore of Lake Michigan. It was felt from Sheboygan south to the Illinois border and 25 miles inland to Waukesha.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Notable earthquakes in Wisconsin