this isnt a joke. Nebraska had a second earthquake this week

[windycity]

last month Nebr. had a 2.7 earthquake, this week it happened again.(2.6 ) weird, huh ? those are very minor, however its just one more strange weather thing.

[HURAKAN]

To my knowledge earthquakes has nothing to do with weather, it's just earth moving!

[Extremeweatherguy]

Where are you getting this info? The latest USGS maps do not show it?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/

**It is weird to see the 5.2 mag. earthquake in the Gulf though. That is only one of 7 earthquakes recorded in that area since 1990!**

[windycity]

my parents told me, the local mets were all over it, making it seem worse than it was. they said that the blizzard on the east coast, last years hurricanes and the gulf/ nebr. earthquakes are indications of thing to come. im going to download the omaha world herald and check out their story. My parents have lived in nebr. their whole life, and they are freaked.

[wxmann_91]

I think these quakes are mostly man-made, such as underground mining that causes the earth to become unstable, or an explosion.

[m_ru]

I think these quakes are mostly man-made, such as underground mining that causes the earth to become unstable, or an explosion.

I agree.

At my uncle Bob's in west Texas...they were building a new section of a freeway about a mile away and they had to bomb a large section of hill to do it. The tremor from the explosion knocked my uncle out of his chair and made the chandelier jump 2 feet.

[conestogo_flood]

The most recent quake was last week.

[senorpepr]

I'm in Omaha and, interestingly enough, I haven't heard anything regarding this. Normally the chief mets at work would be talking these events up.

For what it is worth, I have been here during an earthquake--and have felt it. This was the summer of 2004.


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Earthquake History of Nebraska

The first significant earthquake felt in Nebraska occurred in 1867, the year that statehood was achieved. The tremor occurred on April 24, 1867, and was apparently centered near Lawrence, Kansas. It affected an area estimated at 780,000 square kilometers including much of Nebraska. Since 1867, at least seven earthquakes of intensity V or greater have originated within Nebraska's boundaries. Several strong earthquakes centered in neighboring States have also been felt over limited portions of Nebraska. None of these caused damage.

Probably the strongest earthquake in Nebraska history occurred on November 15, 1877. There were two shocks 45 minutes apart; the second was the strongest. At North Platte the shock was reported to have lasted 40 seconds and intensity VII effects were noted. Buildings rocked at Lincoln, and walls were damaged at Columbus. The shock was strongly felt at Omaha. Cracked walls were reported at Sioux City, Iowa. The total felt area covered approximately 360,000 square kilometers including most of Nebraska and portions of Iowa, Kansas, the Dakotas, and northwestern Missouri.

On July 28, 1902, a moderate earthquake (intensity V) occurred near Battle Creek in northeastern Nebraska. The limited reports available indicate that this shock was felt at Yankton, South Dakota, and at a number of places in western Iowa. No damage was noted, although the tremor was reported ``sufficient to rattle dishes and shake bell towers'' at several points.

Several small earthquakes shook houses (intensity IV-V) in Columbus, Nebraska, on February 26, 1910. The shocks were apparently felt in the local area only.

On July 30, 1934, a strong earthquake centered in Dawes County, in the Nebraska Panhandle, affected a total area of about 60,000 square kilometers in Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The tremor damaged a few chimneys at Chadron, Nebraska (intensity VI). In addition, some plaster fell and dishes and canned goods were thrown from shelves and cupboards. The shock was reported felt at about 125 places, including Sterling, Colorado, about 240 kilometers distant.

Two earthquakes, 4 minutes apart, the first strong, the second weak, shook the area near Tecumseh and adjacent portions of Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri on March 1, 1935. At Tecumseh some chimneys were cracked and a few collapsed (intensity VI). A few windows were also broken and cracks appeared in plaster and stone walls. Some damage also occurred at Humboldt, Pawnee City, Peru, Shubert, Stella, and St. Marys, Nebraska, and at Riverton, Iowa. The total felt area covered approximately 130,000 square kilometers.

About 233,000 square kilometers of western Nebraska, South Dakota, and border areas of Montana and Wyoming were jolted by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shortly after 3 AM, March 28, 1964. Six hours earlier, a mild shock centered near Van Tassell, Wyoming, had been felt over a small portion of the same area. The early morning shock of March 28th caused many cracks in a road about 16 kilometers south of Merriman, Nebraska. Some steep banks along the Niobrara River tumbled (intensity VII). Plaster fell at Rushville, and part of a chimney toppled at Alliance. Slight damage was also reported at Martin and Deadwood, South Dakota. Broken goods in homes and stores were reported from various towns. The press reported that this shock was felt as far north as Alzada, Montana.

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake occurred in the north-central part of Nebraska on October 15, 1972. Intensity V effects were reported at Bassett but no damage occurred. The earthquake was also felt at Ainsworth and Newport.

[spinfan4eva]

Yes, I found the Earthquake map that shows the Nebraska and South Dakota quakes and the ones in the gulf. Theres been 3 earthquakes in Nebraska since December. It dont show on the national map but it does on the Southeast map.

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/

[terstorm1012]

Where in the state were the 'quakes? The east-central part of the state has some moderate seismicity, extending into Kansas.

[Extremeweatherguy]

some other weird quakes I noticed on that map:

-3.0 magnitude quake just west of downtown New Orleans on December 19th, 2005

-3.5 magnitude quake in the panhandle of Texas on February 17th, 2006 (within the last week!)

**Both of those would be "feelable" if you were indoors on a higher floor of a building or home**

EDIT: Just found out that the 3.5 in the TX panhandle was indeed felt. 2 people sent in a report to the USGS. ALSO>>>That quake in the Gulf a couple of weeks ago that was a 5.2 has 36 reports of being felt on the USGS website. There is even reports of it being recorded/felt in Spring, TX...Austin, TX...Plano, TX...Navarre, FL...Cordova, TN...etc. etc. I didn't feel it...but it is interesting to see that it was recorded in my area as being felt.

[Extremeweatherguy]

I did some further research and that 3.0 magnitude earthquake just west of N.O. was the first earthquake recorded in Louisiana since 1983!!! It was also the first quake in the N.O. area since 1930!!! What is going on in the world? It seems like we are starting to see all these very strange events un-fold at once. The tsunami, the pakistan earthquake, the hurricanes, the forest fires, the drought, and now earthquakes in the gulf and gulf states??? what next?