Posted on 11/05/2011 9:06:07 PM PDT by optiguy
That one felt bigger here in south OKC than yesterdays.
Went through the Northridge quake as well. When I moved back to KC I remember feeling so safe sleeping at night knowing the risk of a killer quake was little at best.
Hey, San Diegan! Raised there, then Los Angeles. When I moved to Oklahoma they SWORE there wouldn’t be any earthquakes. My neighbors came by today and asked if I felt the one last night, but I slept right through it. I DID feel the one a few minutes ago. But it really wasn’t enough to shake anything off the shelves or make me want to dive under the desk or brace myself in the doorway. Nothing at all like Northridge..that one woke me out of a deep sleep and was already going good when I became conscious. The bed I was in was moving, and I was not able to grab for anything until the shaking stopped.....a few very scary moments. Ahhhhh, memories I never thought I would have again....
I just received a phone call from relatives in Norman who are a bit freaked-out.
I lived in Whittier for 26 years. Earthquake nearly destroyed my little town.
Just have a cocktail.
The USGS map shows a huge quake east of OK City, and four little ones in Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia. A Freeper in Ohio felt the OK quake. I was napping near Chicago and noticed nothing.
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This sure wasn’t where anybody expected an earthquake to be. If one just happened at a fracking site (these were thankfully far away), can you imagine the lawsuits? Whether or not it was a coinky-dink?
They’re already doing that at fracking sites where there’s geological activity. :P
MAP 5.6 2011/11/06 03:53:10 35.599 -96.752 5.0 6 km ( 4 mi) E of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.6 2011/11/05 14:36:30 35.584 -96.789 4.9 4 km ( 2 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.4 2011/11/05 13:42:26 35.530 -96.766 5.0 9 km ( 5 mi) NW of Prague, OK
MAP 3.3 2011/11/05 11:24:15 35.521 -96.778 5.0 9 km ( 6 mi) WNW of Prague, OK
MAP 3.3 2011/11/05 09:12:11 35.591 -96.788 4.9 4 km ( 2 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 2.7 2011/11/05 07:50:42 35.559 -96.762 4.8 8 km ( 5 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 2.7 2011/11/05 07:44:34 35.488 -96.755 5.0 6 km ( 4 mi) W of Prague, OK
MAP 3.4 2011/11/05 07:27:20 35.566 -96.698 5.0 9 km ( 6 mi) N of Prague, OK
MAP 4.7 2011/11/05 07:12:45 35.553 -96.748 4.0 9 km ( 6 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
I saw that. That’s pretty far away. I’m surprised nothing got broken here.
I’m in an Oklahoma City suburb, Mustang, much stronger than the one at 2am this morning, but just shaking, no damage.
It is a bit unnerving. The one this morning was over about the Time I figured it was an earthquake not the kid upstairs bouncing off the walls.
5.6 showing up on USGS site now. Is that the one everyone felt. I show it hitting in the last hour.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/index.gif
Stay safe you all.
The was just the Z wave from last night’s quake that went around the earth and buzzed you again.
Thank you for the map. I used to design buildings all over the country. The map showed one of the strongest earthquakes in history occurred with epicenter in Missouri.
More frequent in California, but you have to design for
strong quakes in Oklahoma too.
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