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An earthquake about 5 miles below the ground hit north central Indiana shortly before sunrise today.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered 5 miles southeast of Greentown, Ind., at 7:55:21 a.m. today. The agency had initially reported the quake as a 4.2 magnitude. It occurred about 3 miles below the ground, the geological survey reported.

The epicenter is "highly irregular, extremely rare, unprecedented,” John Steinmetz, director of the Indiana Geological Survey at Indiana University, told the Star Press at Muncie.

The Indiana Geological Survey had no records of an earthquake this size in Central Indiana ever. Steinmetz said he needed more time to research when — if ever — central Indiana had been the center of even a more minor earthquake.

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Author:	Vladimirr [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 11:46 am ]
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The newsworthy thing about this one is that it's not related to the fault line that is usually associated with earthquakes in Indiana. http://www.indystar.com/article/20101230/LOCAL/101230007/3-8-magnitude-earthquake-hits-central-Indiana?odyssey=mod\|breaking\|text\|IndyStar.com Quote: An earthquake about 5 miles below the ground hit north central Indiana shortly before sunrise today. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered 5 miles southeast of Greentown, Ind., at 7:55:21 a.m. today. The agency had initially reported the quake as a 4.2 magnitude. It occurred about 3 miles below the ground, the geological survey reported. The epicenter is "highly irregular, extremely rare, unprecedented,” John Steinmetz, director of the Indiana Geological Survey at Indiana University, told the Star Press at Muncie. The Indiana Geological Survey had no records of an earthquake this size in Central Indiana ever. Steinmetz said he needed more time to research when — if ever — central Indiana had been the center of even a more minor earthquake. [...]

Author:	Numbuk [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:33 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: 3.8 magnitude earthquake hits north central Indiana
Scary. People in Utah have had the Wasatch Fault looming over their heads for a very long time. We don't get earthquakes much, but when it happens it will happen big. All the cities here are on ancient Bonneville lakebed. It will suck when the "big one" hits.

Author:	Micheal [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:36 pm ]
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3.8? Heck, we need stronger quakes than that to even start a conversation here in California. When Khross' has a new Doombot testing at his west coast base the seismograph usually registers at least a 4.3, we shrug it off as long as he pays his taxes and keeps the greenhouse gas emissions low.

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