Earthquake felt in northern Indiana

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A moderate earthquake shook many residents in their beds this morning in northeastern Indiana.
According to the United States Geological Survey, Earthquake Information Center, the earthquake occurred at 5:37 am Indiana time this morning and was a magnitude 5.4.
The epicenter for this earthquake was 7 miles from west Salem Illinois and 61 miles north northwest of Evansville Indiana.
The Associated Press reports that tall buildings were swaying in Indianapolis. According the USGS a quake of the same magnitude was recorded with an epicenter in west Salem, Illinois in 1968. The 1968 quake was felt across 23 states.
The most famous quake along the New Madrid fault happened in New Madrid, MO in 1812 when it was reported that the Mississippi flowed the opposite direction or 'backwards'.
Friday's earthquake comes on the anniversary of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that ranks as one of the most significant of all time.
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12 Responses to “Earthquake felt in northern Indiana”

on 18 Apr 2008 at 8:34 am Lenox

In Champaign, we definitely felt it. Woke up, said “Hey, we’re having an earthquake” to my Northern Californian wife (who rolled back over and went back to sleep immediately after the hung mirror stopped smacking the wall.) That was fun!
on 18 Apr 2008 at 9:24 am Lorene

Apparently the biggest for the area since 1968?
on 18 Apr 2008 at 10:15 am Rupert

Same here - of course in my sleepy stupor I assumed it was thunder and fell right back asleep.From what I understand, the New Madrid seismic zone is overdue for a big one…hopefully this serves as a warning.
on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:05 am Cyndi

You beat me to submitting it. :pI live in a suburb north of Chicago and I felt the whole building shake. It’s the first time I’ve felt a real earthquake in person, I had no idea what it felt like. I was scared, thought I was going crazy, it would never occur to me it would be an earthquake in Chicago… it just doesn’t happen lol. Then someone told me about an earthquake in southern IL on CNN, and felt “at least I’m not crazy, it did happen!”
on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:56 am Horace

Down here in Indianapolis I felt it, dishes rattled for about 30 seconds, it woke me up
on 18 Apr 2008 at 12:46 pm Wisdom

Welcome to California’s reality. New Madrid speaks. Maybe time to say goodbye to brick and masonry building materials through out US now.
on 18 Apr 2008 at 1:37 pm Ferdy

If by near you mean “A hundred+ miles away, on the other side of Illinois”, then yes, that would be near.
on 18 Apr 2008 at 2:28 pm Curt

Noticed it in Muncie.
on 18 Apr 2008 at 3:18 pm Maurice

Hmm…must’ve slept right through it. Where in Lexington?
on 18 Apr 2008 at 4:09 pm Monica

Not enough to move anything on my desk here in Lafayette, IN but still pretty cool. I’d say my apartment shook back and forth a decent bit even if it was pretty show back and forth frequency.
on 18 Apr 2008 at 4:59 pm Jocosa

Pissed mysel… I mean felt it in Carbondale, IL about 4:40am

on 18 Apr 2008 at 8:34 am Lenox

In Champaign, we definitely felt it. Woke up, said “Hey, we’re having an earthquake” to my Northern Californian wife (who rolled back over and went back to sleep immediately after the hung mirror stopped smacking the wall.) That was fun!

on 18 Apr 2008 at 9:24 am Lorene

Apparently the biggest for the area since 1968?

on 18 Apr 2008 at 10:15 am Rupert

Same here - of course in my sleepy stupor I assumed it was thunder and fell right back asleep.From what I understand, the New Madrid seismic zone is overdue for a big one…hopefully this serves as a warning.

on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:05 am Cyndi

You beat me to submitting it. :pI live in a suburb north of Chicago and I felt the whole building shake. It’s the first time I’ve felt a real earthquake in person, I had no idea what it felt like. I was scared, thought I was going crazy, it would never occur to me it would be an earthquake in Chicago… it just doesn’t happen lol. Then someone told me about an earthquake in southern IL on CNN, and felt “at least I’m not crazy, it did happen!”

on 18 Apr 2008 at 11:56 am Horace

Down here in Indianapolis I felt it, dishes rattled for about 30 seconds, it woke me up

on 18 Apr 2008 at 12:46 pm Wisdom

Welcome to California’s reality. New Madrid speaks. Maybe time to say goodbye to brick and masonry building materials through out US now.

on 18 Apr 2008 at 1:37 pm Ferdy

If by near you mean “A hundred+ miles away, on the other side of Illinois”, then yes, that would be near.

on 18 Apr 2008 at 2:28 pm Curt

Noticed it in Muncie.

on 18 Apr 2008 at 3:18 pm Maurice

Hmm…must’ve slept right through it. Where in Lexington?

on 18 Apr 2008 at 4:09 pm Monica

Not enough to move anything on my desk here in Lafayette, IN but still pretty cool. I’d say my apartment shook back and forth a decent bit even if it was pretty show back and forth frequency.

on 18 Apr 2008 at 4:59 pm Jocosa

Pissed mysel… I mean felt it in Carbondale, IL about 4:40am

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