4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles south-central Nebraska

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake rattled south-central Nebraska on Sunday, with tremors felt in communities like Red Cloud, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS recorded the earthquake approximately 6 miles north-northeast of Guide Rock in Webster County near the Kansas border at about 1:30 p.m. It had a depth of a little more than 4 miles with tremors stretching to just south of Hastings, according to a USGS map. The earthquake had a Level IV intensity according to USGS measurements, which is considered "light," defined as being "felt indoors...