Indiana earthquake today
December 30, 2010
Indiana earthquake – It is reported that on Thursday an earthquake of 3.8 magnitude took place in central Indiana. The earthquake was also felt in nearby states by no damage or injury reports have been reported.
Officials say that Indiana earthquake took place at 7:55 am. The quake had and epicenter up to 5 miles in the south east. Indiana earthquake had 4.2 magnitudes in its center.
“It was widely felt throughout central Indiana and we have reports of people having felt it over into Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Ohio,” he said, adding that the quake lasted several seconds. “We haven’t had any reports of any damage.”
Officials state that earth quakes that are below 5 degrees at rectal scale are mostly felt at about 100 miles of range.
“There hasn’t been any specific fault at this time that has been attributed to this quake,” Baldwin said.
“I was working at my desk at home and my pup started to whine, just a matter of seconds later the pictures on the wall started to shake and I felt the vibrations on the floor,” she said in an e-mail to the newspaper.
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