The earth moved . . .

[PrairieSpyder]

The Earth moved for me this morning . . . .

Unfortunately I was alone. We had an earthquake about 15 minutes ago! Shook the bed and I heard what sounded like something hitting the outside of the house. I haven't heard the local news yet, but I'm sure they'll be talking about it.

(OK . . . sure . . . . it's nothing to y'all in California, but in Kansas it's news.)

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

MOVEMENT

Patti, Have you checked the Spyder .... :gaah:....... Mike :thumbup:

 

[vided]

looks like it knocked the color right out of the grass.:roflblack:

hope there's no damage :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

And here I was: ready to offer my congratulations!

I didn't hear anything of this on the news yet today: I'll start paying attention!

 

[billybovine]

So a magnitude 3.2. Centered near Medford Oklahoma.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006juk#executive

 

[cuznjohn]

it was just on the news. it was in PAWNEE OK and it was a 5.6 magnitude

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: 5.6 That's a pretty decent-size rumble... nojoke

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/09/03/56-magnitude-quake-rocks-oklahoma/89824558/

 

[PrairieSpyder]

looks like it knocked the color right out of the grass.:roflblack:

hope there's no damage :thumbup::thumbup:

Nah. That got some help from NY!

 

[billybovine]

So it looks like the 3.2 mag one was an aftershock. That's big enough too.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006jxs#executive

 

[PrairieSpyder]

So a magnitude 3.2. Centered near Medford Oklahoma.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006juk#executive

Apparently that was a different one. Here's the one we felt here:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006jxs#executive

 

[JKMSPYDER]

FRACKING

​I saw a news report a few months ago that earthquakes in OK may be caused by fracking. Before that technology, OK rarely had earthquakes.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

​I saw a news report a few months ago that earthquakes in OK may be caused by fracking. Before that technology, OK rarely had earthquakes.

I don't buy that theory, myself. There's a fault that runs from Oklahoma City to Omaha and there are occasional earthquakes in this region. My dad says they had small quakes when he was a kid.

According to USGS the quake this morning was 6.6 km deep. Fracking is usually just a couple thousand feet down.

 

[Chupaca]

Scary...

If your new to them they are scary especially in a wood frame home. Had one here a few months ago but then this is california though down here they are less. Coming from Peru where they are more common kinda used to them but in a wood frame I still get nervous.....:yikes:

 

[cuznjohn]

they just said it was felt in Nebraska

 

[Bob Denman]

6.6 km deep?
(just about 4.1 miles for the non-metric among us... )

That doesn't sound as if it's too particularly deep... :dontknow: Is it? :dontknow::dontknow::dontknow:

 

[cuznjohn]

i almost married a girl once over a earthquake. i thought i was in love

 

[ARtraveler]

The Earth moved for me this morning . . . .

Unfortunately I was alone. We had an earthquake about 15 minutes ago! Shook the bed and I heard what sounded like something hitting the outside of the house. I haven't heard the local news yet, but I'm sure they'll be talking about it.

(OK . . . sure . . . . it's nothing to y'all in California, but in Kansas it's news.)

Saw that on the net this AM. 5.6 in the Oklahoma area. That is a very noticeable quake. They are saying no lives lost, but a lot of residual damage done.

There is also a large fault (the New Madrid) that runs N/S through Missouri. Also said that if that one happens--it will be a real biggy.

Glad to hear that you all right even though shaken up a bit. :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

I was trying to think of the name of the Town near that one: Thanks! :thumbup:

 

[ThreeFeet]

Earth quake

Had my teeth rattled a tad this am around 0708. The monitor on my old pc was wiggling good.

 

[BoilerAnimal]

A little background info.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/contactus/golden/newsrelease_05022014.php