According to the Associated Press, the most recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-measured earthquake hit Indiana Thursday. Five states in all were shaken by a 3.8-magnitude Indiana earthquake that caused little damage but made residents nervous. “Indiana” and “earthquake” are two words that are not commonly associated, although a handful of notable earthquakes in Indiana have occurred over the past 200 years.
According to the USGS, the earthquake’s epicenter was located about 50 miles north of Indianapolis. The quake began at 7:55 a.m. and was located approximately three miles beneath the surface. The Indiana earthquake lasted just a few seconds, but the 3.8 magnitude trembler was powerful enough to be felt in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Wisconsin.Initially, the Indiana earthquake was reported as a 4.2 magnitude earthquake, but the USGS downgraded the earthquake to a 3.8. The booms that accompanied the earthquake in Indiana, while frightening, were not out of the ordinary for an earthquake, said USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin, but that didn’t stop people from bombarding law enforcement with calls.
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