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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Southeast Missouri
Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:43 pm
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) -
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Southeast Missouri Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake at 10:57 a.m. centered 1-mile east-southeast of Stubtown, MO, in Pemiscot County.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Southeast Missouri Tuesday morning.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake at 10:57 a.m. centered 1-mile east-southeast of Stubtown, MO, in Pemiscot County.
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Posted on 1/16/18 at 1:51 pm to pioneerbasketball
Yikes.
Probably a good idea to keep a close eye on that.
Probably a good idea to keep a close eye on that.
Posted on 1/16/18 at 3:22 pm to pioneerbasketball
New Madrid fault about due for something major.
Posted on 1/16/18 at 4:32 pm to Perfect Circle
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New Madrid fault about due for something major.
A lovely thought. Every house in the subdivision my mom lives in, well that I live in since I moved in to take care of her, have major cracks in them. The entire area is built on gumbo clay soil and its been cracking the homes here like hard boiled eggs.
All of which is a nice way of saying these houses are going to shake themselves to pieces if we get a big quake nearby.
Posted on 1/16/18 at 4:54 pm to Arksulli
Hoping and praying nothing major happens.
Posted on 1/16/18 at 7:28 pm to Perfect Circle
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Hoping and praying nothing major happens.
I appreciate it. While I may land on the side of science I am the grandson of an Episcopalian Bishop after all.
I admit, the New Madrid kicking up its heels is something I worry about. Oh, not as much as paying off the folks credit card bills (they were horrible with their money) but if a major earthquake hits nothing around here is built to hold up to it.
Ah well. Nothing to be gained from worry about it. Thanks for the good thoughts.
Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:33 pm to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 1/17/18 at 6:24 am to pioneerbasketball
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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake
A 3.6? Really a 3.6????
Alaska laughs at that shite. Spent 3 yrs there and a 3.6 wouldn't even interrupt a conversation.
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:21 am to pioneerbasketball
Cooper, Calloway, and Wolf Creek nuclear pants probably don't need much jostling.
"In the next 50 years, there is a 25 to 40 percent chance of an earthquake magnitude six or higher hitting the region. There is a 7 to 10 percent chance of a magnitude seven or higher, as found by the United States Geological Survey.
How big is that? The Loma Prieta earthquake, which famously interrupted the 1989 World Series in San Francisco, crumpling the upper level of the Bay Bridge, collapsing a freeway and causing 67 deaths, reached a magnitude of 6.9."
Missouri At Risk
"In the next 50 years, there is a 25 to 40 percent chance of an earthquake magnitude six or higher hitting the region. There is a 7 to 10 percent chance of a magnitude seven or higher, as found by the United States Geological Survey.
How big is that? The Loma Prieta earthquake, which famously interrupted the 1989 World Series in San Francisco, crumpling the upper level of the Bay Bridge, collapsing a freeway and causing 67 deaths, reached a magnitude of 6.9."
Missouri At Risk
Posted on 1/17/18 at 9:37 pm to Wtodd
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A 3.6? Really a 3.6????
Alaska laughs at that shite. Spent 3 yrs there and a 3.6 wouldn't even interrupt a conversation.
Thats not the point.
The New Madrid Faultline is what everybody should be concerned about.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 6:04 am to pioneerbasketball
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The New Madrid Faultline is what everybody should be concerned about.
I don't disagree but it's not an active fault line. I read a lot about the fault line when I was in Alaska; after experiencing my first earthquake there....5.6 centered 100 miles away. I didn't know shite about quakes until then.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 7:20 am to Wtodd
I was in a quake near Orange County in the early 70's
I was in a quake near New Madrid in the late 70's
CA > KY by a lot
I was in a quake near New Madrid in the late 70's
CA > KY by a lot
Posted on 1/18/18 at 11:55 am to Cheese Grits
Not dismissing the quakes in Cali but there are more, A LOT more, in Alaska than in Cali and it's not even close
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:09 pm to Wtodd
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I don't disagree but it's not an active fault line
You're not too intelligent, are you?
Fault lines can awaken. Same way as a dormant volcano can become active after hundreds or even thousands of years of inactivity.
EQs on the New Madrid fault line are worrisome. No matter how many EQs you experienced in Alaska.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:28 pm to BoarEd
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You're not too intelligent, are you?
And reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. IF it has to awaken then it's not fricking active dickhead
Posted on 1/18/18 at 12:33 pm to Wtodd
IF it is producing EQs, it's not inactive.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:08 pm to BoarEd
While this MAY seem logical it's not. The San Andreas fault is by definition active, the New Madrid isn't. I used to know the exact why but not now.
Posted on 1/18/18 at 1:48 pm to Wtodd
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Not dismissing the quakes in Cali but there are more, A LOT more, in Alaska than in Cali and it's not even close
Now and again I actually learn something on tRant I did not know.
Thanks for the info.
As to the discussion with BoarEd, not sure what makes something "active" as geologically speaking (say 1,000 to 10,000 years) is a much bigger window than 1 to 10 years. Anybody know the answer?
Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:00 pm to Cheese Grits
The New Madrid faultline has been experiencing quite a bit of activity over the last 10 years or so. (Relatively speaking that is. It clearly isn't as close to as active as, well, any place along the Pacific Rim)
I don't remember the exact date, but I was doing quite a bit of work over there about 5 or 6 years ago...Maybe a little longer. Around 2009 or 2010. Anyways, they had a rash of small quakes around the same time. I remember that full well because we were working in the town of New Madrid itself.
Point being, that lately the fault has shown signs of becoming active again, and that is certainly worrisome.
I don't remember the exact date, but I was doing quite a bit of work over there about 5 or 6 years ago...Maybe a little longer. Around 2009 or 2010. Anyways, they had a rash of small quakes around the same time. I remember that full well because we were working in the town of New Madrid itself.
Point being, that lately the fault has shown signs of becoming active again, and that is certainly worrisome.
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Posted on 1/18/18 at 2:20 pm to BoarEd
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The New Madrid faultline has been experiencing quite a bit of activity over the last 10 years or so.
As stated before, there was activity in the 70's because I was in at least 1 quake around there at the time.
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