Earthquake!

2LaneCruzer · Sep 3, 2016

Wow! We just had an earthquake here! 7:03 AM! We have had quite a few here in the last couple of years, and this one wasn't as intense as some, but it seemed as if it just ran on an on for maybe 30 seconds. Scary! Dishes wouldn't quit rattling.

davesl708 · Sep 3, 2016

We felt it up here in Kansas City at 7:15.
Not much just noticeable.

2LaneCruzer · Sep 3, 2016

I have a set of "Lucy and Charlie Brown" toy figurines that are designed to sit on the edge of a cabinet, table, shelf, etc. They sit on the edge of my lawyer's book case. I call them my earth quake detector...in a good shake, both will end up on the floor. This time it was only Lucy that ended up on the floor.

Thomas · Sep 3, 2016

Mother earth alarm.

oldballs · Sep 3, 2016

Oh Yes, I felt that too. USGS says it was near Pawnee, OK at around 0702 hrs. Sure got my attention.....first time that I noticed one. 5.6 magnitude.

Danno1 · Sep 3, 2016

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Funny thing, 2 or 3 weeks ago I was sitting here reading TBN and felt a slight rumble. I didn't think it was a truck out front so I checked here:

Latest Earthquakes

Found nothing???

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KiotiKowboy · Sep 3, 2016

7:03am 5.6 quake: The epicenter was about 150 west of me and was significant in 2 ways. First, 5.6 probably ties for the strongest quake we've had. Secondly, this thing lasted for about 60 full seconds.

The wife and I were discussing quake insurance on our new home construction just last week. Maybe we should have made that call already

Gary Fowler · Sep 3, 2016

Geologist claim one of the largest quakes ever was in New Madrid Oklahoma in 1811 so they are not unknown there. Many claim the current ones are from fracking but they could just as well be the prelude to another big one in the area. A pretty good write up about the New Madrid fault line is here The Great Midwest Earthquake of 1811
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ch1ch2 · Sep 3, 2016

We felt it down here in DFW

Dftodd · Sep 3, 2016

My bet is they have a flow back well too close to a fault line. Closing the flow back station and capping it should take care of it. We were getting quakes on a pretty regular bases due to that issue. Once they shut down the flow back wells in that area, things settled down.

dickfoster · Sep 3, 2016

2LaneCruzer said:
Wow! We just had an earthquake here! 7:03 AM! We have had quite a few here in the last couple of years, and this one wasn't as intense as some, but it seemed as if it just ran on an on for maybe 30 seconds. Scary! Dishes wouldn't quit rattling.

Welcome to the dark side. So now you have earthquakes and tornadoes too. Somebody's pissin off the gods.

vlcakc · Sep 3, 2016

My place is about 30 miles from the epicenter, so things shook pretty good. Enough to wake the wife, and that takes some doing! Strongest quake I have experienced since working in Southern California many years ago in the Arcadia area. No damage that I have found so far. Vic

Streetcar · Sep 3, 2016

Gary Fowler said:
Geologist claim one of the largest quakes ever was in New Madrid Oklahoma in 1811 so they are not unknown there. Many claim the current ones are from fracking but they could just as well be the prelude to another big one in the area. A pretty good write up about the New Madrid fault line is here The Great Midwest Earthquake of 1811
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Science | Smithsonian

New Madrid is in Missouri

rekees4300 · Sep 3, 2016

Thomas said:
Mother earth alarm.

Yes, Mother Earth is saying "STOP FRACKING" but nobody is listening.

Induced Earthquakes

bcp · Sep 3, 2016

dickfoster said:
Welcome to the dark side. So now you have earthquakes and tornadoes too. Somebody's pissin off the gods.

Poseidon, god of the sea, floods and earthquakes - Greek Gods, Mythology of Ancient Greece

Poseidon (Earthshaker, Dark-haired one, Neptune)

He was known for causing major catastrophic events, such as floods, earthquakes and sea storms, ...

k0ua · Sep 3, 2016

rekees4300 said:
Yes, Mother Earth is saying "STOP FRACKING" but nobody is listening.

Induced Earthquakes

That is because we need to continue fracking, and we need to continue to have small earthquakes instead of letting the tectonic plates build up and have "the big one" naturally.

dickfoster · Sep 3, 2016

bcp said:
Poseidon, god of the sea, floods and earthquakes - Greek Gods, Mythology of Ancient Greece

Poseidon (Earthshaker, Dark-haired one, Neptune)

He was known for causing major catastrophic events, such as floods, earthquakes and sea storms, ...

Must be the one. What's he doin so far from the water in OK?

Barry 1 · Sep 3, 2016

Looks like you had a good one this time.

MossRoad · Sep 3, 2016

Gary Fowler said:
Geologist claim one of the largest quakes ever was in New Madrid Oklahoma in 1811 so they are not unknown there. Many claim the current ones are from fracking but they could just as well be the prelude to another big one in the area. A pretty good write up about the New Madrid fault line is here The Great Midwest Earthquake of 1811
| Page 2 |
Science | Smithsonian

Streetcar said:
New Madrid is in Missouri

What Streetcar says....

The New Madrid earthquakes back in 1811-12 were centered around where Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee butt up to each other.
Historic Earthquakes