Central Arkansas Growing Weary of Relentless Tremors

CNN.com ^ | December 24, 2010 | Sarah Hoye

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Things are still shaking in Arkansas.

More than 500 measurable earthquakes have been reported in central Arkansas since September 20, ranging in magnitude from a barely noticeable 1.8 to a very noticeable 4.0 (recorded on October 11), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Geologists can't say whether they'll stop anytime soon.

[txhurl]

bttt

[Dallas59]

It’s better to have small ones. Releases pressure.

[stboz]

Same thing going on under Oklahoma. Almost all the recent quakes are at the same indicated depth....3.1 miles.....weird.

[AnAmericanMother]

Beats having the fault cut loose all at once. They should be thankful.

Wonder if it's part of the big New Madrid fault . . . the last time that one went the Mississippi ran backwards for 2 days.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Global Warming. We better send money to the UN fast or Arkansas may no longer exist in err.... 9, yes 9 years.

[billorites]

"It’s better to have small ones. Releases pressure."

Good advice in so many situations...

[Pylon]

C.H.U.D.

[Cold Heart]

I've been reading that in some cases the smaller quakes do not necessarily preclude larger quakes but may concentrate stress in a fault which is connected but not moving.

[digger48]

Vibrators keep going off in the Clinton Library?

[mewzilla]

LOL!

Or graboids.

[Rushmore Rocks]

I may be an old dirty lady, but that was funny!

[wku man]

If it's graboids, it won't be long until they have shriekers and ass blasters, too.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Too much oil and gas drilling and recovery?

[A Strict Constructionist]

“Almost all the recent quakes are at the same indicated depth....3.1 miles.....weird.”

Amazing the Chinese are that close to tunneling through from the other side.

[A Strict Constructionist]

I forgot it may be drug lords tunneling toward Mena.

[stboz]

It would be interesting to know if the Oklahoma quakes have any effect on oil and gas well flows.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Tremors?

[Frapster]

love that movie - i watch it with Arachnaphobia on Halloween!

[WKUHilltopper]

“Wonder if it’s part of the big New Madrid fault...”

I was wondering if the fault wasn’t connected to Arkansas as well.

I lived within 100 miles of the New Madrid fault as a kid...had tremors all the time. Even one quake around ‘68 that brought down half of the court house.