Ark. cities feel unexplained surge in earthquakes
Several small earthquakes ranging in magnitude from 1.8 to 3.8 have rattled the north-central Arkansas cities of Greenbrier and Guy this week, and the cause is unknown.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110217/ap_ ... arthquakes
What are you guys thoughts on this?
Unexplained Arkansas Earthquakes
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Re: Unexplained Arkansas Earthquakes
Yesterday, around 5:15, a 3.5 earthquake was reported in the Gulf around the AL/FL border. People in both states felt it - don't know if it caused any damage though.
But this is nowhere near the New Madrid fault, is it? I thought that fault was nearer to N. Arkansas up to TN, or thereabouts.
But this is nowhere near the New Madrid fault, is it? I thought that fault was nearer to N. Arkansas up to TN, or thereabouts.
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Re: Unexplained Arkansas Earthquakes
Sihara wrote:Yesterday, around 5:15, a 3.5 earthquake was reported in the Gulf around the AL/FL border. People in both states felt it - don't know if it caused any damage though.
But this is nowhere near the New Madrid fault, is it? I thought that fault was nearer to N. Arkansas up to TN, or thereabouts.
You are correct about the location of the New Madrid fault which is in the AR, TN, MO area. I am not aware of any faults in the FL/AL line area. Did the quake show up on the USGS site?
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Re: Unexplained Arkansas Earthquakes
Wasn't this explained by some sort of natural gas mining that was going on?..... I think the term is fracking..... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fracking
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