Earthquake Today : Earthquake San Jose, Earthquake California, Earthquake San Francisco

Earthquake, recent earthquakes, usgs, earthquakes, usgs earthquake, earthquake san jose, earthquake, earthquake california, earthquake san francisco, earthquake today. An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shook parts of central Indiana, sparking a wave of calls to local residents shaken. The U.S. Geological Survey said on its website that the quake occurred at 07:55 AM EST on Thursday and was centered about five miles south of Howard County Greentown. It is about 50 miles north-northeast of Indianapolis.

No damage was immediately reported. Howard County Sheriff Chief Deputy Steve Rogers said the department has been bombarded with phone calls after the earthquake people who wonder what happened. He says some people have reported hearing a loud explosion.

Indiana University geologist Michael Hamburger told Indianapolis television station WTHR quake was felt throughout central Indiana and western Ohio. He said that the quake occurred in a “seismic is very quiet.”

In some non horror news, a 4.1 magnitude Earthquake was felt in San Francisco as well as in San Jose and the Bay area today. According to sources, small jolts were felt around the northern California area, but scientists say though it was nerve racking, it was also common and routine. Earthquake, recent earthquakes, usgs, earthquakes, usgs earthquake, earthquake san jose, earthquake, earthquake california, earthquake san francisco, earthquake today.

The epicenter of today's California earthquake was 13 miles southeast of San Jose's City Hall and occurred at 4:10 p.m. on Friday, within a patch of rocks deep underground near the Calaveras Fault in a remote oak-studded landscape.

"It's not unusual for the Calaveras to have magnitude 4 quakes, which may knock things off shelves but are unlikely to cause any structural damage," said USGS seismologist David Oppenheimer, based in Menlo Park. Earthquake, recent earthquakes, usgs, earthquakes, usgs earthquake, earthquake san jose, earthquake, earthquake california, earthquake san francisco, earthquake today.

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