INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s east coast at 11:25 a.m. local time Thursday – or 7:25 p.m. ET on Wednesday. This is one of the most powerful quakes on record, according to the United States Geological Survey.
On the top 10 list of earthquakes since 1900, this event would check in at sixth. The most recent earthquake with this high of magnitude in Japan in 2011.
Around the world, ground motion from the earthquake was detected on seismographs, or instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
In Bloomington, Indiana, the seismograph picked up these faint waves. Indiana was 4,500 miles away from the epicenter, so we did not feel anything.
You can find more information about the earthquake by visiting our news story tab here.
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