Holy crap

[Lynn]

Holy Crap. Supposed to have tornados here, not earthquakes.
About 30 min. ago had a 5.3 (my guess is it may be revised up a bit... they rarely stay at the first assessed number) earthquake about 20 miles from here. Lasted 30 seconds and my monitor was still shaking.

[scuncio]

Wow, not something I would expect in OK. You kinda get used to them living in CA, but I'd be freaking out if one ever rattled Michigan.

[mssl72]

Are they fracking in Oklahoma??

[Jim_Hauls]

Ground zero for eathquakes in the US is Oklahoma.

Fracking is the reason why.

@ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-oklahoma-rise-in-quakes-linked-to-man-made-causes/

@ http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sej-oklahoma-quakes-fracking-20160302-story.html



Jim

[scuncio]

I figured it was fracking related. Historically, OK has not really been seismically active, has it?

[scuncio]

I guess this chart pretty much tells the story:

https://photos.smugmug.com/Ebay/i-tKMmRD3/0/O/Capture.png

[Xplantdad]

The Midwest is no stranger to earthquakes. Missouri (in 1811-1812) ranks in the top 20 of all time largest earthquakes in the US:

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2016/11/full-1805-51684-earthquakes_1.jpg







See also here: New Madrid earthquakes!! (http://www.new-madrid.mo.us/index.aspx?nid=132)


Glad everyone is okay! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

[earntaz]

I've experienced one big earthquake while stationed on northern Honshu -- that is something you will never forget ... very helpless feeling. All you can hope for is that it quits!! TAZ

[flyingn]

nothing worse then fracking earthquakes.

<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[92646]

I am born and raised in California. If you hang around long enough we can show you what a proper earthquake should feel like.

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 92646</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am born and raised in California. If you hang around long enough we can show you what a proper earthquake should feel like. </div></div>

I was there for the Northridge, Landers and Big Bear earthquakes...and Lynn was there for the Sylmar 1973 quake.

By the way, Charley....did you feel yours from earlier today?

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2016/11/full-1805-51693-earthmove.jpg

[mssl72]

I rode the '94 Northridge shaker too. Not fun getting thrown out of bed at 4:31am from a dead sleep. It's hard to realize that your place is being tossed around like that and there isn't anything you can do about it.