Earthquake jolts southwestern corner of Indiana

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Some residents of Posey County felt the jolt of a minor earthquake that occurred at 10:17 a.m. EST January 3, 2003. The National Earthquake Information Center in Denver, Colorado, assigned the quake a magnitude of 2.9 and located its epicenter at a point in Gallatin County, Illinois, less than one-half mile west of the Indiana state line. It was the third earthquake to be felt in southwestern Indiana in the last two years. The first was a magnitude 3.9 on December 7, 2000, centered near Evansville, and the second was a magnitude 5.0 on June 18, 2002, also centered near Evansville. Check the IU PEPP Program seismic network site for more information.

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