Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I'm sitting at the computer when my chair started rocking back and forth. My wife hollered from the bedroom, "We're having an earthquake!" She was on the phone with her brother in Lawton, OK (240 miles from us) he said we're having an earthquake, and just a second or two later we felt it. First one I've ever felt. I slept through some in Japan when I was a wee tyke. Nothing fell off the walls or anything, but the house sure enough rocked back and forth 3 or 4 times. Here's the news story on the one I felt: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/06/52-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-oklahoma/?test=latestnews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Had one last night, too, didn't you? http://www.koco.com/r/29691136/detail.html Gotta wonder what is going on back that way. Are they precursors? Or just relieving strain? Fortunately, the largest known in OK was a 5.5. Get your attention, but not a huge one. Knock stuff off of shelves, might take out some chimneys. Nothing to get real excited about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I'm sitting at the computer when my chair started rocking back and forth. My wife hollered from the bedroom, "We're having an earthquake!" She was on the phone with her brother in Lawton, OK (240 miles from us) he said we're having an earthquake, and just a second or two later we felt it. First one I've ever felt. I slept through some in Japan when I was a wee tyke. Nothing fell off the walls or anything, but the house sure enough rocked back and forth 3 or 4 times. Ouch.. tornados and earthquakes? I look at a earthquake site a work from time to time. It is amazing how many there are in the world .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Had one last night, too, didn't you? http://www.koco.com/r/29691136/detail.html Gotta wonder what is going on back that way. Are they precursors? Or just relieving strain? Fortunately, the largest known in OK was a 5.5. Get your attention, but not a huge one. Knock stuff off of shelves, might take out some chimneys. Nothing to get real excited about. If that one made it down here it didn't wake me up! Tonight my son and family were asleep, woke them up, scared the stuffing out of my granddaughter. They live about 30 miles NE of us, in Broken Bow, OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 If that one made it down here it didn't wake me up! Tonight my son and family were asleep, woke them up, scared the stuffing out of my granddaughter. They live about 30 miles NE of us, in Broken Bow, OK. My dad had a couple ranches around Castle.... and a cabin by a little lake around there about 10 years ago.. The tornandos I remember.. are the earthquakes new to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 The way it slapped the house I thought it was another tornado! USGS said 5.2 magnitude. It was felt all over central Oklahoma plus down toward Gainseville and DFW. Friend in Abilene, Texas said he felt it. My cats took off like.....well scalded cats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Vous Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 The way it slapped the house I thought it was another tornado! USGS said 5.2 magnitude. It was felt all over central Oklahoma plus down toward Gainseville and DFW. Friend in Abilene, Texas said he felt it. My cats took off like.....well scalded cats! Hey.. Yellowhouses... have you guy had an earthquake before that you remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Woodrow Cahill, SASS # 54363 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Here's a handy site for pards who want to track earthquakes => http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/ It's amazing to see just how much rockin' & rollin' this little rock of ours does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Took a while to find it but it appears to have been the Meers fault. Reports say that it was a blind thrust fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Windshadow Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 even covered by the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15610553 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Took a while to find it but it appears to have been the Meers fault. Reports say that it was a blind thrust fault. I was a fiduciary in a blind thrust onct. Or maybe it was somethin else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pulp, SASS#28319 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Deja, Oklahoma has several per year, usually up in the center part of the state, but usually only 2 or 3 are strong enough to even feel. Marshal, what I found last night said the epicenter was just SE of Chandler, OK. That's about 30 or so miles NE of OKC. Meers is down by Lawton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Something to think about. http://www.lewrockwell.com/rep/new-madrid-fault.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 saw the news about it - some pretty good damage - glad no serious injuries GG ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I'm in southern California. Welcome to our world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 It was felt in the Fort Worth area too. Horace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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