ArtRosen Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 http://www.koco.com/...767/detail.html OKLAHOMA CITY -- The United States Geological Survey confirmed a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in central Oklahoma.The epicenter of the temblor was near Sparks, which was the area where a 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook early Saturday. http://earthquake.us.../usb0006klz.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okie333 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 http://www.koco.com/...767/detail.html OKLAHOMA CITY -- The United States Geological Survey confirmed a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in central Oklahoma.The epicenter of the temblor was near Sparks, which was the area where a 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook early Saturday. http://earthquake.us.../usb0006klz.php Definitely felt it here in Tulsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKStorm Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I live east of Owasso and I had a lot in the house swaying and rocking. I have a son reporting items off the shelf at the store he works at. It has been a wild 2011 here in Oklahoma....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EasternUSWX Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Up to 5.6 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEater Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Interesting, both quakes were in almost the exact same spot. 1st quake : 35.55°N -96.75°W 4Km Deep 2nd quake : 35.60°N -96.75°W 5Km Deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFanatica Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 It was a pretty surreal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WidreMann Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Ehh, I've been through a 5.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtRosen Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 This is the largest earthquake EVER to hit Oklahoma City. This year they've been through torrential ice storms, their hottest summer ever and now several earthquakes. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtRosen Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Uh-oh. Reports of damage coming in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtRosen Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 http://www.kjrh.com/dpp/news/local_news/strong-5.2-earthquake-rattles-oklahoma Lincoln County Emergency Management is reporting significant damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Wait for the Californians to laugh at you before it's legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstantWeatherMaps Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Also in Tulsa. Felt house shaking, lampshades rocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Crazy last two years for earthquakes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Ehh, I've been through a 5.9. Ehh, 7.7 for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PottercountyWXobserver Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Ehh, 7.7 for me.. pffft I beat ya both 20.4 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Mercalli V area (east side of BFL area) by isoseismal maps for the June 1992 7.6 Joshua Tree/Landers quake. That was pretty trippy. Woke me up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srain Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Wait for the Californians to laugh at you before it's legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1551 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Wow On the earthquake . They are happening everywhere it seems like to me. I was in the northern Va quake a couple of months ago. Weird and wild is all I can say for my experience . Having the earthquakes all over the world in the past decade, leads me to believe that the earth is angry. Hope no one got hurt and everyone is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaoPos Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Wow On the earthquake . They are happening everywhere it seems like to me. I was in the northern Va quake a couple of months ago. Weird and wild is all I can say for my experience . Having the earthquakes all over the world in the past decade, leads me to believe that the earth is angry. Hope no one got hurt and everyone is ok. The earth isn't happy bc she lost her toothbrush.... (bobby boucher FTW?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1551 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 California can laugh all they want to anyones earthquakes. But I laugh at them because they are far from being prepared for the BIG ONE. I am joking on laughing at them, it is actually REALLY SAD THERE ARE NOT READY. :-(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 at least we got that 5% for a foreshock i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 at least we got that 5% for a foreshock i guess. I was thinking about that last night. Usually if you get a 4.7 in the Midwest you figure that is the main shock. Not this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 another 3.3 in the last hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Yes it seems pretty clear that the 4.7 was a foreshock. Californians may not be totally prepared for the Big One (and we clearly found out in 1995 and again this year that Japan is surely not either), but they are certainly better prepared for it than the folks in the New Madrid Fault Zone or in New England. The amount of structural damage on OK near the epicenter is a bit unsettling. We never saw that much damage near the epicenter in the 5.9 I rode out in 1955 in San Jose less than a mile from the epicenter. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Yes it seems pretty clear that the 4.7 was a foreshock. Californians may not be totally prepared for the Big One (and we clearly found out in 1995 and again this year that Japan is surely not either), but they are certainly better prepared for it than the folks in the New Madrid Fault Zone or in New England. The amount of structural damage on OK near the epicenter is a bit unsettling. We never saw that much damage near the epicenter in the 5.9 I rode out in 1955 in San Jose less than a mile from the epicenter. Steve Obviously a New Madrid size quake is the "doomsday" scenario for the region but it's been 116 years since the last time there was a 6+. There's probably going to be considerable damage whenever it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aslkahuna Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Actually 5.5's or higher can really be nasty in places not accustomed or prepared for same. Some years ago, NewCastle NSW in Australia was hit by a 5.8 which caused considerable damage and fatalities. A 6+ centered in IL/KY/TN/AR/MO or close to NYC would be a real backbreaker for this country in terms of damage, economic losses, and fatalities and such is possible-remember that until NoCA in 1906, the Charleston SC shock of 1886 was the deadliest in US history and that the 1811-12 New Madrid sequence ranks tight up there among the strongest ever in the lower 48 (AK has everyone beat except Chile). Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e pluribus unum Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 California actually hasn't had a big earthquake in a long time. The last earthquake of any consequence there was a 6.5 in 2003. I'd say they're due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I remember when I was in the 4th grade there was some guy getting tons of publicity predicting the big one on the new Madrid fault. It scared the crap out of me as a child, we had earthquake drills at school regularly. Looks back now I can't help but wonder if it was some kind of insurance ploy to get people to buy earthquake insurance. Which many did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I remember when I was in the 4th grade there was some guy getting tons of publicity predicting the big one on the new Madrid fault. It scared the crap out of me as a child, we had earthquake drills at school regularly. Looks back now I can't help but wonder if it was some kind of insurance ploy to get people to buy earthquake insurance. Which many did. lol...Iben Browning. I was a youngster but even I remember all the hoopla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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