linkUnited States Geological Survey confirmed a 5.6 magnitude earthquake just east of Oklahoma City that was felt by residents in several counties including Comanche County and Stephens County just before 11 o'clock Saturday evening.
The 5.6 earthquake was the strongest in Oklahoma history.
my first earthquake
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my first earthquake
only a 5.6 here but still cool experience. My first reaction was to yell at my upstairs neighbor to knock it off, then realized car alarms going off.
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Re: my first earthquake
Nice, I've only ever felt an absolutely tiny quake, and even that might have just been the wind rocking the house slightly. XD
Was there any damage to your house or neighbourhood?
Was there any damage to your house or neighbourhood?
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Re: my first earthquake
nope none what so ever other than the ridicule the people from CA made on several forums.
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Yes, you will get that from us.
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Re: my first earthquake
That's because we are professionals. 
5.6 is decent. It's a foot massage for us, but decent.
5.6 is decent. It's a foot massage for us, but decent.
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Re: my first earthquake
Havok wrote:That's because we are professionals.
5.6 is decent. It's a foot massage for us, but decent.
Consider the location, though, mang. It could be jellotstone 'bout to get rowdy.
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Is that a joke? Yellowstone is in Wyoming.
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Look, Earth doesn't care what you call it, dig? Everything's connected by plates so a tremor in Oklahoma can cause an eruption in Peru. It's science. You'd know if you read books.CaptainChewbacca wrote:Is that a joke? Yellowstone is in Wyoming.
Yes, it's a joke.
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I think you mean Jellystone, where Yogi and Boo-Boo steal pic-a-nic baskets from unsuspecting tourists.Chardok wrote:Consider the location, though, mang. It could be jellotstone 'bout to get rowdy.
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Re: my first earthquake
Yeah, and if Yellowstone went boom, the first I heard of it might be the ground shaking clear from the other side of the continent, for all I know...CaptainChewbacca wrote:Is that a joke? Yellowstone is in Wyoming.
That may seem unrealistic to a geologist, but it's actually like one thought that flashed through my mind when that quake hit DC this summer- shit, what if that was another New Madrid earthquake? When you live in very non-earthquake country, and when you don't know how to compare the probability of a mega-quake far away versus a mini-quake nearby...
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Re: my first earthquake
The midwest quakes are felt normally about 4 times the distance away from the epicenter then Cal quakes and you guys have bedrock to build on. We got prime liquefaction areas that entire cities are built on.Havok wrote:That's because we are professionals.
5.6 is decent. It's a foot massage for us, but decent.
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Quick way to tell the distance from the epicenter: If it feels like someones using a jackhammer in your living room, it's nearby. If it feels like your house is suddenly adrift on a boat, it's farther away.Simon_Jester wrote:That may seem unrealistic to a geologist, but it's actually like one thought that flashed through my mind when that quake hit DC this summer- shit, what if that was another New Madrid earthquake? When you live in very non-earthquake country, and when you don't know how to compare the probability of a mega-quake far away versus a mini-quake nearby...
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