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500,000 Hoosiers sign up for quake ShakeOut

The 2012 Great Central United States ShakeOut is set for Feb. 7 and so far, more than 500,000 Hoosiers are signed up, according to its website.

To learn more or to sign up, visit http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/.

Registered participants will receive information on how to plan a drill and how to talk with others about earthquake preparedness.

Registration is free, and the ShakeOut itself will take less than five minutes, the website said.