Nation : Quake Shakes Part of Indiana
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A mild earthquake shook west-central Indiana early today, and officials said it had no connection to the infamous New Madrid Fault elsewhere in the Midwest.
No damage or injuries were reported.
The quake shortly after midnight measured 3.0 on the Richter scale, said Larry B r aile, professor of geosciences at Purdue University.
It was felt from Lafayette to Crawfordsville in west-central Indiana, according to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo.
The quake came about two weeks after the date climatologist Iben Browning had forecast a 50-50 chance for a major quake along the New Madrid Fault, causing concern in parts of Indiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky. A major quake did not occur along that fault.
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