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Offline oakranger

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Earthquakes.
« on: January 21, 2010, 07:45:43 PM »
Just how often dose a earthquake occur?  Most people really do not realize how often  Here is a site that i been watching for the past 12 years. 

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php#listtop
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2010, 11:37:34 AM »
Being in California, I check that site quite often.. Its fun when you feel an earthquake to try and guess it's magnitude before it shows up.. :)
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2010, 06:10:33 PM »
Surprised to see one in Oklahoma


Waiting for the day new Madrid decides to let a big one go.....
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 06:14:43 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on January 22, 2010, 06:10:33 PM
Surprised to see one in Oklahoma


Waiting for the day new Madrid decides to let a big one go.....

you be surprise how often Oklahoma get one.  i seen Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Arkansas, new york just to name a few that had one. 

In fact, you can look at state by state records of earthquake, where the fault lines are ect. 
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/index.php?regionID=36
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 06:32:43 PM »
Yeah that's the last thing we need in AR.  The New Madrid fault letting a nice big one loose.  Hell some places here looked like Haiti before the they had their quake.
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 08:28:19 PM »
Ummm. All those quakes in Yellowstone make me a little uneasy. I'm guessing its normal?...

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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 08:42:56 PM »
Scary to see the amout in Yellowstone National Park. Its amazing how geologically active that area is.
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2010, 08:47:31 PM »
Quote from: sntslilhlpr6601 on January 22, 2010, 08:28:19 PM
Ummm. All those quakes in Yellowstone make me a little uneasy. I'm guessing its normal?...

 :bolt:

Yellowstone sits on a giant caldera volcano that is slowly becoming more active.  It's projected to go off at anytime between now and the next 100,000 or so years.

So it's normal, though a bit scary.

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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2010, 11:14:01 PM »
You think Yellowstone is big? Check out the stats for the La Garita caldera in Colorado. Good thing there is little activity in this area. Tons of fault lines in Colorado. Some people call them mountain ranges. :bolt:
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Re: Earthquakes.
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2010, 01:32:43 AM »
Yellowstone averages about 3-7 quakes a day.  Small trimmers. 
Just look at all the faults they have
http://www.seis.utah.edu/lqthreat/yp/YPFaultsMap.shtml

Central Mississippi River Vally get them quit a bit too.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/hazards/qfaults/eusa/newmad.php

Used this map and it will show all the faults in the U.S.  It will blow your mind.

http://gldims.cr.usgs.gov/qfault/viewer.htm
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