Somethings going on...

[Anonymous]

Look at how many earthquakes, including 3 in the last hour in California. Could the big one be near? I study that stuff in my spare time.

[Cookiely]

Is that an earthquake in TN?

[depotoo]

i may have heard wrong but the beginnings of the blowing of mt. st. helens is preceeded by earthquakes.

[Brent]

Perfectly normal.

That's a real small earthquake in Northwest Tennessee right on the New Madrid fault, happens quite a bit.

The smallest dots are quakes you can't even feel... when there are several moderately strong quakes in a short time, let me know.

[PTPatrick]

I am sure that is an earthquake in TN...there is a major fault line in that are. As for all the Pac earthquakes. It isnt unusual to have times of increase activity when the whole plate moves. Chances are, most of those dots were very small, almost indetectable to humans. Of they are just sites where there are seimographs that have felt the vibration from the main earthquake(the one between San Fran and LA this week, and Mount St. Helens)

[TS Zack]

A bunch of them in Alaska 5+.

The Weather Year Of 2004

[yzerfan]

I used to live in NW Tennessee. You'd get a wee trembler from the New Madrid every so often. The last major earthquakes in that area were in 1811-1812 when the area was very sparsely populated. Ricther scale estimates were that they were 8.0 quakes, and the tremors not only rerouted the Mississippi River in many places but also caused damage as far away as Washington DC.

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/

Estimates are that if another quake of that magnitude hits the area, it could cause devistation from St. Louis to Memphis to Louisville.

[mf_dolphin]

Alaska has always benn very active. I was stationed in Anchorage from 77-79. I remember watching the parking lot at our building on base with rolling waves just like it was made out of water during a quake. Alaska is part of the ring of fire that circle the entire Pacific basin.

[Yankeegirl]

Earthquakes, Hurricanes and Volcanos...Oh My!!

[James]

You said it!

[snoopj]

I used to live in NW Tennessee. You'd get a wee trembler from the New Madrid every so often. The last major earthquakes in that area were in 1811-1812 when the area was very sparsely populated. Ricther scale estimates were that they were 8.0 quakes, and the tremors not only rerouted the Mississippi River in many places but also caused damage as far away as Washington DC.

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/prepare/factsheets/NewMadrid/

Estimates are that if another quake of that magnitude hits the area, it could cause devistation from St. Louis to Memphis to Louisville.

I remember that information. I remember reports from people in the area that were documented that the Mississippi actually was flowing north for a while after those quakes. Either way, devestation up and down the lower Mississippi area if a 8.0 rips off. That area isn't exactly know for building codes and such to withstand earthquakes. Most everyone around here seems to think that earthquakes are West Coast thing. Kinda like, how hurricanes never directly strike <insert city>.

--snoopj

[cswitwer]

Looks like the Ring of Fire is getting a little hot!

I'd keep an eye on Mount St. Helen's for sure!

I don't remember the details, but I do remember we had some threads about earthquakes "welcoming" hurricanes into the Atlantic and Carribean last month. I think I'm going to have to start watching earthquakes as much as I watch canes... I don't know enough yet to know what's normal and what's not.

I like this thread, tho. Here's a link to an earthquake map for the eastern half of the US. It shows more than the New Madrid quake... but the map has a 6 month time frame as opposed to the 1 week time frame of the map showing all the activity in the west (posted in first message of this thread).

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/

[jes]

I'll take a hurricane any day over an earthquake. At least we can prepare or get away. I was raised in Los Angeles and remember the quakes as a child. From the chart middle Alabama and NC even have quakes. For once it looks like Florida is completely safe.

[WeatherEmperor]

Its the beginning of the end! Get cover quickly!! lol

<RICKY>

[greeng13]

south carolina has quakes also...there was on in the 1800's in charleston...and summerville area gets numerous small ones per year

[Guest]

I remember we got a quake here in virginia last year... felt it all the way up here near dc and it occured near richmond. i think it was a 5.

[alicia-w]

The beginning of the end? Come on. This type of activity has been going on for millions of years. It's not going to be over tomorrow.

[Brent]

We had a 4.9 earthquake here in Alabama in May 2003. Happened about 4am in the morning... it was centered about 150 miles north of here and I didn't feel it, but it was a big deal up there. It was one of the strongest quakes ever in this state. Caused some minor damage and shook a lot of nerves. There's been a couple of magnitude 3 quakes this year, but you can barely feel those.

[CaluWxBill]

A bunch of them in Alaska 5+.

The Weather Year Of 2004

There is only one 5+ on the entire map, that is the one that occured in California.

[greeng13]

south carolina historical quake august 31, 1886 and others on this page http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/states/ ... story.html