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Earthquake-causing meteor leaves southeast Michigan residents awestruck
ABCnews ^ | 17 Jan 2018 | Karma Allen

Posted on 01/17/2018 6:05:39 AM PST by shove_it

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1 posted on 01/17/2018 6:05:39 AM PST by shove_it
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To: shove_it

Phooey. I did not experience that.


2 posted on 01/17/2018 6:07:54 AM PST by madison10
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To: shove_it

New Haven is hardly “southeast Michigan.”


3 posted on 01/17/2018 6:09:13 AM PST by madison10
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Isn’t New Haven on the Lake Mich shore?


4 posted on 01/17/2018 6:11:02 AM PST by shove_it (MAGA)
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To: shove_it

Global warming.


5 posted on 01/17/2018 6:11:15 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
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To: madison10

We miss all the cool stuff, too, here in North Carolina! Lol!


6 posted on 01/17/2018 6:11:53 AM PST by AmericanMermaid
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To: shove_it

I’ve seen another video from a dashcam.

I don’t think that is a meteor—that looks like something got shot out of the sky.

Meteors streak in a line. This thing broke up.


7 posted on 01/17/2018 6:12:58 AM PST by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: shove_it

Is there an aerial of the crater?


8 posted on 01/17/2018 6:13:57 AM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: madison10

According to Google, New Haven is in Macomb County, in SE Mich north of Detroit.


9 posted on 01/17/2018 6:14:46 AM PST by shove_it (MAGA)
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To: madison10

According to Google, New Haven is in Macomb County, in SE Mich north of Detroit.


10 posted on 01/17/2018 6:14:47 AM PST by shove_it (MAGA)
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To: shove_it

What ever happened with the long anticipated Chinese satellite fall from orbit. It went somewhere.


11 posted on 01/17/2018 6:18:50 AM PST by Broker (All bills come for collection)
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To: exit82
This thing broke up.

A meteor can't fragment?


12 posted on 01/17/2018 6:18:57 AM PST by C210N (It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
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To: shove_it
Isn’t New Haven on the Lake Mich shore?

You are thinking of South Haven. New Haven is on the other side of the state, near Lake St. Clair.

13 posted on 01/17/2018 6:19:16 AM PST by fellowpatriot
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To: AmericanMermaid

As do we in Cochise County, Arizona.


14 posted on 01/17/2018 6:19:21 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: shove_it

Bet, it shook up Selfridge AFB!


15 posted on 01/17/2018 6:22:31 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: exit82
I’ve seen another video from a dashcam. I don’t think that is a meteor—that looks like something got shot out of the sky. Meteors streak in a line. This thing broke up.

Many meteors break up as they enter our atmosphere. In fact most do before the reach the ground.

16 posted on 01/17/2018 6:26:12 AM PST by MD Expat in PA
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So the impact of the *fragments* caused the earthquake?


17 posted on 01/17/2018 6:28:53 AM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: txhurl; shove_it

Yes, meteors do fragment. In fact, they burn up in the atmosphere, hence the bright firey light being emitted. And it is better for them to burn up and fall apart (fragmenting) and disintegrate in the atmosphere than having them stay in tact, get close and have a single air burst (low altitude single explosion) when they get hot enough.

The video seems to fit the event. Whether the meteor fragments or sticks together depends on several variables including material content, density, angle of attack in our atmosphere (trajectory), and speed when hitting our atmosphere. We should be glad it broke into smaller pieces and burnt up. I’m sure some fragments will be found.


18 posted on 01/17/2018 6:29:24 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (You couldn't pay me enough to be famous for being rich or stupid!)
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To: txhurl

Trump’s fault!


19 posted on 01/17/2018 6:30:06 AM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: shove_it
I am sure that a meteor can cause a sonic boom and cause the ground to shake but I wouldn’t call it an earthquake.

Interestingly, last night I was up late laying on my couch watching TV and at around 12:30 AM or so, I heard a low boom, more like a rumbling sound and felt a bit of a shake sort of like a big heavy truck had gone right past my house. I felt another rumble a few minutes later. I checked the USGS website when I got up this morning and nothing was reported as far as any earthquakes in my area – York PA and nothing in the local news about any explosions.

I wonder if it was a “frost quake”.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/earthquake-nofrost-quake/45653

It’s been well below freezing for the last few weeks but then we had a warm up to the mid 50's followed by a rapid drop in temperature below freezing and with snow.

20 posted on 01/17/2018 6:30:49 AM PST by MD Expat in PA
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