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Praedura
11-08-2013, 11:48 PM
Well, according to the OGS site, we had 16 quakes on Friday (11/8/2013). They ranged from 0.8 to 2.7 in magnitude.

And 15 quakes the day before -- ranging from 1.3 to 3.3.

To paraphrase Jerry Lee Lewis, "there's a whole lotta quakin' going on".

BlackmoreRulz
11-10-2013, 04:26 PM
another one just now?

OKCisOK4me
11-10-2013, 04:30 PM
Yes. Dad's house up here Waterloo & Midwest Boulevard shook. Also just now heard a rumble @ 5:30.

I'm guessing 4.2 for the one at 5:25

Mel
11-10-2013, 04:33 PM
If we are going to start doing this all the time then California needs more tornadoes.

catch22
11-10-2013, 04:35 PM
Didn't feel or hear a thing. WRWA.

BlackmoreRulz
11-10-2013, 04:42 PM
N Edmond here and the house creaked a bit.

venture
11-10-2013, 04:54 PM
Only 3.4...

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/product/dyfi/usb000kvln/us/1384127594978/usb000kvln_ciim.jpg

OKCisOK4me
11-10-2013, 05:24 PM
That was a strong 3.4 (where I am)!

OKCisOK4me
11-10-2013, 06:03 PM
Just had another one at the top of the hour. Guessing 2.8 or 3.0 based on previous data.

Mel
11-10-2013, 06:09 PM
My wife fidgets so much I am never feel the small ones. We listen to tv through headphones so we miss out on any sound indicator. Ferrets don't seem to give a flip about earthquakes. No animal tip offs either.

Plutonic Panda
11-10-2013, 07:30 PM
Just felt(heard) a minor one. Didn't feel the one at 5:25, but def heard a bang like an earthquake.

OKCisOK4me
11-10-2013, 09:47 PM
Just felt(heard) a minor one. Didn't feel the one at 5:25, but def heard a bang like an earthquake.

That was probably the raccoons in your trashcan ;-)

Plutonic Panda
11-11-2013, 04:08 AM
awww yeeeeaaaah. . . just got a pretty big one here in north Edmond!!!!! THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!

BBatesokc
11-11-2013, 04:18 AM
awww yeeeeaaaah. . . just got a pretty big one here in north Edmond!!!!! THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!

"That's what she said" (in my best Michael Scott voice)

If I hadn't already been awake it would have certainly done the trick. Lots of window shaking in East Edmond (E 15/I-35 area).

kelroy55
11-11-2013, 06:39 AM
They've been reporting several small ones in North Texas the past week or two.

venture
11-11-2013, 08:11 AM
awww yeeeeaaaah. . . just got a pretty big one here in north Edmond!!!!! THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Definitely an active day yesterday...nothing really big though. OGS reported one at 3.5, USGS had it at 3.4.

List it was it showing up on the CERI website followed by what OGS has so far for yesterday.

2.3Mon Nov 11 02:48:58 20135.02.8Mon Nov 11 02:30:54 20135.02.0Sun Nov 10 23:01:22 20135.02.0Sun Nov 10 22:29:16 20135.01.9Sun Nov 10 21:01:03 20135.02.2Sun Nov 10 19:00:04 20135.0

2013-11-10 17:29:42.307000 CDT35.723 +/- 2.9-97.395 +/- 3.15.0 +/- 3.02.6 ML OGS2013-11-10 17:25:00.266000 CDT35.722 +/- 1.5-97.430 +/- 1.25.0 +/- 1.63.5 ML OGS2013-11-10 15:36:15.292999 CDT35.539 +/- 1.4-97.275 +/- 2.25.7 +/- 3.62.5 ML OGS2013-11-10 11:40:48.701000 CDT35.598 +/- 1.6-97.370 +/- 2.25.0 +/- 3.32.3 ML OGS2013-11-10 09:23:58.456000 CDT34.270 +/- 6.0-94.912 +/- 11.83.7 +/- 9.82.5 ML OGS2013-11-10 06:07:11.503000 CDT35.501 +/- 3.1-96.695 +/- 3.25.0 +/- 0.01.6 ML OGS2013-11-10 06:00:08.938000 CDT35.506 +/- 1.8-96.700 +/- 2.05.0 +/- 0.02.2 ML OGS2013-11-10 04:16:44.311999 CDT36.099 +/- 3.9-96.853 +/- 3.15.0 +/- 0.02.3 ML OGS2013-11-10 03:42:34.993999 CDT35.480 +/- 6.1-96.688 +/- 5.45.5 +/- 8.81.2 ML OGS2013-11-10 02:40:07.823000 CDT35.496 +/- 7.0-96.701 +/- 6.74.4 +/- 9.71.0 ML OGS2013-11-10 01:43:41.317000 CDT35.518 +/- 4.9-96.717 +/- 5.65.0 +/- 0.01.0 ML OGS2013-11-10 01:29:45.517000 CDT35.507 +/- 3.6-96.699 +/- 3.65.0 +/- 0.01.4 ML OGS2013-11-10 01:25:22.716000 CDT35.509 +/- 3.6-96.705 +/- 3.85.0 +/- 0.01.6 ML OGS

OKCisOK4me
11-11-2013, 08:52 AM
I downloaded an app for iPhone called MyQuake and it's accurate for information.

Plutonic Panda
11-11-2013, 12:30 PM
"That's what she said" (in my best Michael Scott voice)

If I hadn't already been awake it would have certainly done the trick. Lots of window shaking in East Edmond (E 15/I-35 area).lol. . . . All I knows is, that was a really big 3.4 ;P

Richard at Remax
11-11-2013, 02:19 PM
Just felt one around 3:16 in east Edmond near I-35

jeninok
11-11-2013, 02:24 PM
We felt it too at wlWaterloo and Sooner, scared the dogs and made the 12 year old boy jump.

venture
11-11-2013, 02:44 PM
Everything is definitely remaining focused int he Arcadia up to Edmond area with this latest activity. You can see the migration of the quakes overtime on the map below.

Earthquake Map| CERI Seismic Network (http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/REQ3/html/index.html)

jeninok
11-11-2013, 02:58 PM
Everything is definitely remaining focused int he Arcadia up to Edmond area with this latest activity. You can see the migration of the quakes overtime on the map below.

Earthquake Map| CERI Seismic Network (http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/REQ3/html/index.html)

Great link! Those are pretty much right under our house, no wonder we felt them!

cjohnson.405
11-11-2013, 04:26 PM
Plot twist: RadicalModerate is Aubrey Mclendon.

Lol... When I was in business school, one of the ideas for a new company was a frac water recycling technology. Recycling the water is possible, but I would guess that the disposal wells are far cheaper or else everybody would recycle it. Wouldn't surprise me if there are more strict laws passed soon if we can prove this is the cause.

You mean like this? earthquake | StateImpact Texas (http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/)

Based upon multiple university studies (not Oil & Gas industry studies) defining the link between disposal wells and earthquakes, the Texas Railroad Commission is now trying to determine how to regulate fracking and disposal wells.

venture
11-11-2013, 04:45 PM
You mean like this? earthquake | StateImpact Texas (http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/)

Based upon multiple university studies (not Oil & Gas industry studies) defining the link between disposal wells and earthquakes, the Texas Railroad Commission is now trying to determine how to regulate fracking and disposal wells.

Story in the Oklahoman last week stated that the earthquakes over Northern OK do have some evidence to support the injection wells/fracking causing an increase in that area. Centrally the OGS has stayed fairly mum. So who knows if we will ever find out what is actually going on. It also doesn't happen when the Oklahoman can't even get facts straight in articles. Oklahoma averaging 40 earthquakes a year since 2009? I think they need to multiply that by 300-400. :)

ou48A
11-11-2013, 05:15 PM
More and more water from frac job's is starting to be recycled, treated along with changes made to its ingredients that would reduce it's environmental impact if spilled. We should expect to see more of this and perhaps the closure or reduction of ejections of fluids into disposal wells near where earth quake activity has occurred.

OKCisOK4me
11-11-2013, 06:38 PM
You mean like this? earthquake | StateImpact Texas (http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/tag/earthquake/)

Based upon multiple university studies (not Oil & Gas industry studies) defining the link between disposal wells and earthquakes, the Texas Railroad Commission is now trying to determine how to regulate fracking and disposal wells.

I liked the reasoning presented on KFOR news this evening. There is a major fault line running along the I-35 corridor all the way up to Nebraska, and also that the major plates, Pacific and Atlantic are pushing inward toward the US and crushing Oklahoma in the middle. Of course that second reason doesn't really make any sense to me because you'd figure they'd be feeling rumblings in other middle of the country states.

I still believe that it's a gravitational issue from planetary alignments.

Plutonic Panda
11-11-2013, 07:19 PM
Maybe OKC will get its own mountain chain to add for a backdrop to its skyline? I wonder, 100,000 years maybe? ;)

Richard at Remax
11-11-2013, 07:31 PM
There is compression going on from the plates. One of the largest recorded earthquakes was in southeast Missouri in New Madrid a couple hundred years ago

Plutonic Panda
11-11-2013, 07:32 PM
There is compression going on from the plates. One of the largest recorded earthquakes was in southeast Missouri in New Madrid a couple hundred years agoWhat was the scale?

Richard at Remax
11-11-2013, 07:35 PM
1811?1812 New Madrid earthquakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes)

Ranged from 7-8.1

BlackmoreRulz
11-11-2013, 08:24 PM
Maybe OKC will get its own mountain chain to add for a backdrop to its skyline? I wonder, 100,000 years maybe? ;)

Ski Oklahoma!

ThomPaine
11-11-2013, 08:29 PM
There is compression going on from the plates. One of the largest recorded earthquakes was in southeast Missouri in New Madrid a couple hundred years ago

FEMA/US military still do a lot of planning/exercises based on a New Madrid catastrophic event. U G L Y

Hopefully that won't happen anytime soon!

bradh
11-11-2013, 08:41 PM
Ski Oklahoma!

While I wouldn't want the other bad affects that would happen from this, man I'd kill for skiing within an hour's drive

venture
11-11-2013, 09:11 PM
Looks like another around 10:02 this evening.

ThomPaine
11-11-2013, 09:23 PM
While I wouldn't want the other bad affects that would happen from this, man I'd kill for skiing within an hour's drive

OKC would be like SLC!

RadicalModerate
11-11-2013, 09:28 PM
So . . . say that those wimpy clay layers under Lake Arcadia decided to stop supporting the weight of all that water and cracked, allowing all the water to drain out, and ending these annoying tremors, would the newly re-revealed slopes be steep enough for skiing?

ThomPaine
11-11-2013, 09:35 PM
So . . . say that those wimpy clay layers under Lake Arcadia decided to stop supporting the weight of all that water and cracked, allowing all the water to drain out, and ending these annoying tremors, would the newly re-revealed slopes be steep enough for skiing?

We've already got the "steep" (two landfill mountains), we just never get enough of the "deep" (snowpack). I've often thought that if we ever had enough snow, I'd like to hike up and poach a few runs. Though the thought of wiping out and coming up impaled by various bits of OKC debris is a bit of a turn off.

RadicalModerate
11-11-2013, 09:38 PM
So how come nobody has ever invented artificial snow?
(and I don't mean the stuff from those ski resort snow blowers. I mean artificial snow. That you can pack as deep as you want)

Plutonic Panda
11-11-2013, 09:41 PM
So how come nobody has ever invented artificial snow?
(and I don't mean the stuff from those ski resort snow blowers. I mean artificial snow. That you can pack as deep as you want)No one plays in snow anymore, in fact, I believe snow was just a myth.

ThomPaine
11-11-2013, 09:53 PM
So how come nobody has ever invented artificial snow?
(and I don't mean the stuff from those ski resort snow blowers. I mean artificial snow. That you can pack as deep as you want)

Funny you say that, a few years ago, a group of investors tried to bring to Oklahoma, one of these:

YEAR ROUND SNOW SPORTS NOW Available In The United States From ALL-SEASON EXTREME (http://www.snowmaker.com/snowflex.html)

bradh
11-11-2013, 09:59 PM
Funny you say that, a few years ago, a group of investors tried to bring to Oklahoma, one of these:

YEAR ROUND SNOW SPORTS******* NOW Available In The United States From ALL-SEASON EXTREME (http://www.snowmaker.com/snowflex.html)

Where do I invest?

ljbab728
11-11-2013, 11:10 PM
http://www.oklahoman.com/article/3903779?embargo=1

Central Oklahoma homeowners whose houses shook from recent earthquakes may be surprised to learn they'll have to wait a month or two if they want to buy earthquake insurance.

A 30- to 60-day lockout period, due to the likelihood of aftershocks in the area, is just one of many details Oklahoma residents should be aware of when shopping for earthquake insurance. Higher deductibles also might give some pause.


Doak said earthquake policies in Oklahoma can cost between $100 and $150 per year, depending on the insurance company and the homeowner's level of coverage.


Doak said Oklahoma earthquake coverage is structured similarly to those in other states in that it has higher deductibles than typical homeowners' insurance. Earthquake coverage usually has a deductible at 5 percent or 10 percent of the home's value. At 10 percent, out-of-pocket costs to repair earthquake damage would be $12,000 for a $120,000 house, the median home value in Oklahoma County.

ljbab728
11-11-2013, 11:12 PM
Earthquake northeast of Enid registers at 3.4 magnitude | News OK (http://newsok.com/earthquake-northeast-of-enid-registers-at-3.4-magnitude/article/3903848)

Plutonic Panda
11-12-2013, 11:38 PM
So I'm guessing we can expect a decent jolt about once or twice a day now?

venture
11-13-2013, 07:38 AM
Probably. Did get one yesterday afternoon south of Prague and north of Seminole...so maybe they'll start migrating back out there.

I still haven't felt any of them recently here in Norman, but they haven't been all that strong.

SoonerDave
11-13-2013, 10:16 AM
http://www.oklahoman.com/article/3903779?embargo=1

Yeah, I was afraid of this very thing - called my agent a week or so ago and they added the earthquake rider immediately. Said it was no problem. I opted to strike while the iron was hot. I had called before after the bigger quake a couple of years ago, and it was no-go until the "blackout" period had passed.

OkieHornet
11-13-2013, 01:47 PM
just felt one in edmond. 2:45pm.

OKCisOK4me
11-13-2013, 05:16 PM
just felt one in edmond. 2:45pm.

Had to be smaller than a 2.5. USGS reports last earthquake activity near Luther, yesterday around 4:37pm.

RadicalModerate
11-13-2013, 06:12 PM
The upside of all of this is that "they" say that lots of little shocks-n-jolts relieves the pressure that causes REAL earthquakes.
At least that's what THEY say . . . [insert obligatory Theremin arpeggio . . .]

The upside of artificial snow--soon to cover the ski slopes of the former Lake Arcadia--is that it isn't cold.
Plus it doesn't melt so you can enjoy something other than waterskiing even in the summertime.

OkieHornet
11-14-2013, 07:47 AM
Had to be smaller than a 2.5. USGS reports last earthquake activity near Luther, yesterday around 4:37pm.

turned out to be a 2.7, but sure felt like the others that have been 3+ recently. maybe it was closer and shallower?

OKCisOK4me
11-14-2013, 12:04 PM
turned out to be a 2.7, but sure felt like the others that have been 3+ recently. maybe it was closer and shallower?

That could be. Like I told a friend, I felt a second one on Sunday evening at 7:00pm and it wasn't registered anywhere (that I know of) but the house clearly shook!

Praedura
11-14-2013, 05:30 PM
6:17 pm

At least a M3.0 or greater (to take a guess).

Praedura
11-14-2013, 05:44 PM
3.4 according to OGS:

2013-11-15 00:17:31.830999 35.596 +/- 1.8 -97.382 +/- 1.8 7.0 +/- 2.5 3.4 ML OGS

venture
11-14-2013, 07:00 PM
USGS took it down to 3.0 it looks like. This one was back SE of Edmond, so maybe they'll start migrating back that direction.

Of Sound Mind
11-15-2013, 06:49 AM
I find it curious that OGS consistently rates quakes higher than USGS...

Easy180
11-15-2013, 06:52 AM
I find it curious that OGS consistently rates quakes higher than USGS...

Is Mike Morgan associated with one of them? :)

slz
11-15-2013, 01:04 PM
Oklahoma needs to stop ignoring all the studies that have linked disposal wells to earthquakes. Its time follow the lead of other states and set regulations to prevent disposal wells near fault lines.
https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2013/10/24/as-central-oklahomas-earthquakes-continue-researchers-study-unnatural-tremors-for-links-to-disposal-wells/

OKCisOK4me
11-15-2013, 04:27 PM
Oklahoma needs to stop ignoring all the studies that have linked disposal wells to earthquakes. Its time follow the lead of other states and set regulations to prevent disposal wells near fault lines.
https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2013/10/24/as-central-oklahomas-earthquakes-continue-researchers-study-unnatural-tremors-for-links-to-disposal-wells/

Great first post but I doubt that's the reason. There was an article in The Oklahoman (which you'll think is a conspiracy) showing all the disposal well sites across all of Oklahoma and where fault lines are. The earthquakes aren't happening where all the disposal well sites are.

Bunty
11-18-2013, 01:53 AM
GOOD GOLLY! Not long after 2:30 am, I felt an earthquake in Stillwater for the first time since the 1st aftershock from the biggest one in 2011. This quake happened like how the low rumbling sound of not too distant thunder can rattle your house. The noise was more dramatic than the shaking. It only lasted probably no more than two or three seconds. Still, it was kinda frightening and glad it didn't last longer.

Bunty
11-18-2013, 02:12 AM
GOOD GOLLY! Not long after 2 am, I finally felt an earthquake in Stillwater for the first time since the 1st aftershock from the biggest one in 2011. The sudden noise and slight shaking feeling only lasted no more than a second or two. The noise, like a quick explosion somewhat in the distance, was probably more noticeable than the shaking. Still, it was kinda frightening and glad it didn't last longer.

So that quake turns up as 5 miles east of Stillwater, magnitude 3.0 at 02.37 am. Source: http://stillwaterweather.com/okareaearthquakes.php