EARTH QUAKE n indiana!!

[Fishers Stang]

Shelbyville, September 12 - Buildings in Shelby County shook Sunday, but so far there are no reports of damage.

The calls to Shelby County's police dispatch came in by the dozen with reports of entire homes shaking.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was centered about four miles northeast of the town of Fairland. It was felt across much of east central Indiana.

Patti Mitchell of Shelbyville says she heard a boom and everything on the walls started shaking.

Across town, Lone Barootjian was making breakfast when his house began shaking.

Officials in Shelby County say what little damage there is, is minor.

Alden Taylor is with the state's emergency management agency. He says this was not a major event, but it easily could have been.

Taylor adds that Sunday's earthquake should remind people that they do occur and you need to be prepared for them.

Emergency management officials say it's a good idea to have a three day supply of food and water in case of any natural disaster

yup, my sis felt it at her house, as well as my uncle.....

[01mineralgrey6]

Interesting, didn't think there was that kinda activity in your region.

[Fishers Stang]

Indiana is on a VERY large fault line, but has not been that active in the last soom odd years..

[97Stallion]

Actaully there was one recently in Illinois near my home.

[01mineralgrey6]

Originally Posted by Fishers Stang

Indiana is on a VERY large fault line, but has not been that active in the last soom odd years..

I didn't know that. learn something everyday

[MonteCitan]

new jersey has 'em too.. imagine what would happen to all our east coast high rise cities if an equake the magnitute of some of the southwest CA ones would do to us? damn..

[Falcon]

glad MI never has those

[lowflyn]

Bama had one a few weeks back too

[Brent]

Originally Posted by lowflyn

Bama had one a few weeks back too

We did? haha

[WhiteStang99]

i remember we had one when I was in 11th grade. but that's more than a few weeks back. lol

[lowflyn]

There was a very minor one...we talked about it in my geology class. I'll see if I can find some information on it for ya. You really did though lol