Kansas quake

[toysoldier]

I was sitting in my chair at 7:59 this morning when there was a loud boom, and the house felt like it ran over a speed bump. First thought was lightning, as we were having a little storm. They're calling it a 4.2, three miles down just southeast of South Hutchinson. Sure got the dogs barking!
http://www.kake.com/story/40926806/42-earthquake-near-hutchinson-rattles-kansas

Looks like it did more damage to the grocery store than the time an old gal ran through the wall that held the adult diapers.

 

[Merle1948]

I was sitting in my chair at 7:59 this morning when there was a loud boom, and the house felt like it ran over a speed bump. First thought was lightning, as we were having a little storm. They're calling it a 4.2, three miles down just southeast of South Hutchinson. Sure got the dogs barking!
http://www.kake.com/story/40926806/42-earthquake-near-hutchinson-rattles-kansas

hopefully you suffered no damage....

 

[Jeepnik]

4.2, that ain't ever noticeable here. Gets to 5 or maybe 6 we "might" take notice. Heck the cats will sleep through a 4.2. Dogs might roll over to get the other side massaged.

Seriously, hope no one had any damage.

 

[gramps]

Ah yes, a little spice to life? I am glad no one was hurt! Mother Nature just stretching?
gramps

 

[RSIno1]

The only disaster you can't run from. 4.2 anywhere east of CA could be serious as building codes aren't geared for a quake even though the biggest one in the US was in MO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%9312_New_Madrid_earthquakes

 

[toysoldier]

No damage I can see. There were 3 aftershocks, none of which I felt. About 30 miles east of here, an old brick building used for school district offices sustained some damage. A local liquor store lost a few bottles. Compared to flooding, prairie fire, and tornados, it wasn't much.

 

[bogus bill]

Just how can they began to give a accurate number to a earthquake that happened in 1811?

 

[arfmel]

Newspaper reports of damage from as far away as Boston, if I remember my Geologic Hazards course from 40 years ago.


It was Cincinnati, Ohio, not Boston. 390 miles from New Madrid.

http://www.new-madrid.mo.us/102/Earthquakes-of-1811-1812

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-great-midwest-earthquake-of-1811-46342/

 

[Bull Barrel]

Isn't an aftershock another earthquake?

 

[Jeepnik]

Yes and no. It is seismic activity. But it is preceded by a larger seismic event. If you have an earthquake that’s followed by a larger event the preceding events become fore shocks.

During the recent quake here the media had a heck of a time understanding this simple designation of seismic activity. But since they are just empty talking heads it’s understandable.

 

[Bull Barrel]

They are earthquakes no matter what they are termed.
How much time must pass between events for an event to be called a quake?
Some are strong some are not but they are all quakes.
Its like rain. There is drizzle, sprinkles, etc. Its all rain.

 

[redhawker]

4.2...out here a 4.2 is the result of a Taco Bell bean burrito binge.

 

[toysoldier]

We've now had a total of 8 quakes---The 4.2 Friday, with 4 aftershocks, another on Saturday, and a 4.1 at 3:45am. I must have been sleeping soundly last night, because I didn't notice it, or the storm front that blew through. High winds toppled 150 rail cars, many with double-stacked containers, southeast of Wichita.

 

[Achigan]

“Control is an Illusion “

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

A lot of variables, the distance from the city where it occurs, and the depth of the quake. 4.2 right under a city that's not that deep, is quite noticeable.

 

[Bull Barrel]

With all the salt mines out there and with the methods being used its the same as fracking for oil. No wonder there are quakes.

 

[toysoldier]

With all the salt mines out there and with the methods being used its the same as fracking for oil. No wonder there are quakes.

The truly vast salt deposit is, at this point, a mere 600 feet down. The earthquake epicenter is an estimated 3.1 miles down. Salt mining is either done by conventional mining (as seen in an episode of Dirty Jobs) or by pumping hot water into the middle of the deposit, pumping up the brine, and evaporating the water. We also have oil fracking going on. Kansas has produced, and is producing, a lot of oil.