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Earth Quake
grumpygy
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quote:A magnitude 4.9 earthquake rippled beneath the desert floor about 40 miles east/southeast of Lakeview late Tuesday night on the Oregon/Nevada border, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake was followed by a series of smaller quakes in the same general area.
Four people reported feeling it; the nearest person was in Cedarville, California, about 45 miles west.
USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin says the Black Rock Desert area has had several minor quakes in the last few months.
Seismologists with the Nevada Seismological Laboratory have been tracking swarms of earthquakes in the area since July.
Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the nation behind California and Alaska.
That's Volcano Country.[B)]
The quake was followed by a series of smaller quakes in the same general area.
Four people reported feeling it; the nearest person was in Cedarville, California, about 45 miles west.
USGS geophysicist Randy Baldwin says the Black Rock Desert area has had several minor quakes in the last few months.
Seismologists with the Nevada Seismological Laboratory have been tracking swarms of earthquakes in the area since July.
Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the nation behind California and Alaska.
That's Volcano Country.[B)]
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14km ENE of Springfield, Oregon
This one I felt.
Normally its one of my Kitties clawing the Cushion under the couch. But this time she was sleeping in my arms till she felt it and gave me the What the Hell was that look.
Dogs may get advanced warning, but both my cats got no advanced warning one is still asleep.
I grew up in San Diego, so the earth shaking is common.
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
A 4.2 is not worth waking for.
I grew up in San Diego, so the earth shaking is common.
Felt both Sylmar and Northridge, But my Big one was on Okinawa, Was taking a dump when the throne started to move. Thought what a way to die.
So if I felt it just think how all the folks who have not been in one feel.
I just check the area where this was centered and they list no faults in the area. But it is in an area of Volcano's and a bunch of hot springs.
We just had a 4.2 "Earth Quake" here in Vegas last month. I felt three bumps, a few second pause, then three more bumps. It was centered not to far from the Test Site.[;)]
1st thing I looked for was to see if any rock Quarries were in the area.