4.2 Earthquake Rocks The Farm

My family woke to an earthquake this morning.

The 4.2 magnitude quake is being reported as centering about 13 miles southeast of Kokomo at about 7:55 a.m. ET.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map shows it about halfway between Kokomo and Fairmount. 

So anyone in northcentral Indiana is likely to have felt the tremor.

Hoosier Outsider says there was no damage to the house, which is part log cabin. But he’s surveying just to be sure. This was Playful Spirit Potter’s first quake. She reports it rattled the whole house, but the dogs didn’t bark.

News accounts have reports from people feeling houses and buildings shake as far north as Michigan and as far west as Dayton, Ohio. Also, the USGS has a heat map filling in with responses from people who report feeling the quake.

The Indianapolis Star is updating its story about the quake — which lasted between 5 and 7 seconds — as reports continue to come in.

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