KokomoWX Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Just had a small earthquake in my area of Indiana. Still looking for details. http://earthquake.us....42.-87.-85.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hmm, I felt nothing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Magnitude 4.2, according to USGS. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usc0000x03.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Pretty shallow quake..Only a depth of 3 miles.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I heard and felt it here in Huntington. It sounded and felt like an explosion, just one quick boom and it was over. EDIT: I guess that's what happens when snow melts that fast around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Felt it here at work. I thought it was a gust of wind or someone slammed a door because all my monitors started shaking. Now, work is a madhouse of calls with people freaking out haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Felt it here at work. I thought it was a gust of wind or someone slammed a door because all my monitors started shaking. Now, work is a madhouse of calls with people freaking out haha. I'm watching FOX59 right now and they're reading viewer responses. Let the earthquake "overreactions" begin. Although to be fair, I guess this is pretty notable for Indiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'm watching FOX59 right now and they're reading viewer responses. Let the earthquake "overreactions" begin. Although to be fair, I guess this is pretty notable for Indiana. WTHR preempted the Today show for breaking coverage. Other than a lot of questions, there was no police or fire impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I'm watching FOX59 right now and they're reading viewer responses. Let the earthquake "overreactions" begin. Although to be fair, I guess this is pretty notable for Indiana. Haha very true. It only takes something little to get everyone excited for a week. It is a pretty good-sized earthquake though. A lot of reports from Illinois, Ohio, and KY from people who felt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Haha very true. It only takes something little to get everyone excited for a week. It is a pretty good-sized earthquake though. A lot of reports from Illinois, Ohio, and KY from people who felt it. True, true...no minimizing the Quake by me, just the reactions crack me up. Pretty good size/intensity for the Midwest as you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Downgraded to 3.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndySnow Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thought it was a thunderstorm or large truck passing by here, Border Collie definitely not a big fan of earthquakes now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I slept right through it other people over here felt it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizardMafia Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Thought it was a thunderstorm or large truck passing by here, Border Collie definitely not a big fan of earthquakes now! I don't think that there are many dogs who love earthquakes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I woke around the time of the quake for some odd reason but didn't feel anything. I am in western Ohio and many folks said they felt something around here. It was big news around here on the radio this morning. lol... I will say the New Madrid does pose the slight risk of setting of 5.0+ one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Didn't feel it here. Interesting though...I don't think there is any known fault running through that area. Of course that doesn't mean you can't get a quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I woke around the time of the quake for some odd reason but didn't feel anything. I am in western Ohio and many folks said they felt something around here. It was big news around here on the radio this morning. lol... I will say the New Madrid does pose the slight risk of setting of 5.0+ one day. I'd argue that the Wabash Valley seismic zone located in southern IL/IN is as big of a threat as the New Madrid, 1) because it has apparently become more active in recent years and 2) evidence suggests it has and is capable of spitting out something over 7.0, although that is rare. Here's an interesting read: http://www.suite101.com/content/the-fault-might-not-be-new-madrids-after-all-a211334 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Indiana earthquakes 1800-1995. As you can see, it's pretty unusual to get one around Kokomo lol http://igs.indiana.edu/geology/earthquakes/eqInIndiana/index.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Indiana earthquakes 1800-1995. As you can see, it's pretty unusual to get one around Kokomo lol http://igs.indiana.e...diana/index.cfm Wow to that map. I thought I was only sitting in the middle of a snow screwzone, but I find out it also includes earthquakes. I can live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlord81 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I felt it real nicely here, I even poked my head out the front door to just make sure nobody had hit my house It was very noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Wow to that map. I thought I was only sitting in the middle of a snow screwzone, but I find out it also includes earthquakes. I can live with that. I've felt a couple quakes in my day...the small ones are good since you can feel them but they don't cause much if any damage. But whether it's a New Madrid or Wabash Valley quake, there will be a big one someday and it won't be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Here's another story about the threat from the Wabash Valley zone. This was published right after the 5.2 earthquake in 2008 http://www.science20.com/news_releases/wabash_valley_fault_that_earthquake_in_illinois_could_be_the_start_of_something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Here's another story about the threat from the Wabash Valley zone. This was published right after the 5.2 earthquake in 2008 http://www.science20...rt_of_something Very interesting read. I didnt feel that earthquake but certaintly felt this one. To your response before, read in the media that there is actually a faultline located in Central Indiana- the Fortville Fault, though the USGS has no records whatsoever on any earthquake occuring in Central Indiana especially this size. It is too early to tell what faultline caused this earthquake but it may be interesting to know what did. I do agree that the Wabash Valley Fault is much more dangerous than the New Madrid. Have read many published articles about how the New Madrid Fault may actually be dormant and not pose threats for some hundreds of years. But, thats not to say that something could happen tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Very interesting read. I didnt feel that earthquake but certaintly felt this one. To your response before, read in the media that there is actually a faultline located in Central Indiana- the Fortville Fault, though the USGS has no records whatsoever on any earthquake occuring in Central Indiana especially this size. It is too early to tell what faultline caused this earthquake but it may be interesting to know what did. I do agree that the Wabash Valley Fault is much more dangerous than the New Madrid. Have read many published articles about how the New Madrid Fault may actually be dormant and not pose threats for some hundreds of years. But, thats not to say that something could happen tomorrow. Interesting. I had never heard of that fault. I'm not as much of a geology nerd as a weather one but events like today revive my interest. Just came across this story which may be the same one you read: 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. more: http://www.indystar.com/article/20101230/LOCAL/101230007/1001/NEWS/3-8-magnitude-earthquake-hits-north-central-Indiana?odyssey=nav%7Chead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Didn't feel it here. Interesting though...I don't think there is any known fault running through that area. Of course that doesn't mean you can't get a quake. It was part of the "Sharpsville Fault" according to IU seismologists. Didn't even know there was such a thing and I live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Interesting that no aftershocks have been recorded yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Interesting. I had never heard of that fault. I'm not as much of a geology nerd as a weather one but events like today revive my interest. Just came across this story which may be the same one you read: 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. more: http://www.indystar....ssey=nav%7Chead Yup thats it! I read the actual story from the Muncie Star Press. I googled it and there definitely wasnt much about the fault but what I did find is that it runs through Marion, Hancock, Hamilton, and Madison counties from this PDF: http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/files/Plate1_wfwhite.pdf Had no idea it was even there. The epicenter seems a little far from the fault itself but an epicenter does not have to fall on a faultline itself. I guess this fault has no links to any active faults that they know of which would make more sense being that the depth was so shallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 It was part of the "Sharpsville Fault" according to IU seismologists. Didn't even know there was such a thing and I live here. Interesting. I will have to google that one now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Interesting. I will have to google that one now! I already did...seems like there's even less historical info about this one than Fortville but it's getting some play today. Another story: http://www.wthr.com/story/13760207/indiana-earthquake-strikes-in-rare-location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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