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11/5/2011 — 4.7 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma — Fracking the cause?!

Video of the google earth zoom in here:

 

 

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Today, November 5 2011 , approx 230am CDT — there was a 4.7 magnitude earthquake in central Oklahoma.

As it turns out, yet once again, we see the epicenter VERY close to what looks like some kind of drilling site.

This is NOT the first time we have seen earthquakes of a noticeable size caused by this man made drilling activity — “fracking” or FRAC drilling is the injection of water into the ground to release natural gas from deep layers of the earth.

I have covered this topic before:  read all about the findings here–

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=fracking

This makes MOST of the recent large quakes in the USA  man made events!

All in 2011 !!

Texas 4.7 = man made due to fracking

Oklahoma 4.7 = man made due to fracking

Arkansas 4.7 = man made due to fracking

Colorado 5.3 = man made due to fracking

New Mexico 3.8 = man made due to fracking

Im sure there are more.. but these are the ones I documented by going on to google earth.. looking up the epicenters.. and seeing fracking wells / oil wells within a mile or less from the epicenter.

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link to the post on the plumes which appeared to the east and south of this area a few days ago— I called for the area surrounding the plumes to get a 5.0 or greater within 1-3 weeks.. now we see a 4.7 just to the west of the pluming area.

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/1112011-plume-event-in-missouri-and-arkansas-along-new-madrid-seismic-zone-nmsz/

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Here are the stats for today’s Oklahoma 4.7 earthquake

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0006k8b.php

Magnitude 4.7 – OKLAHOMA

2011 November 05 07:12:45 UTC

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.7
Date-Time
  • Saturday, November 05, 2011 at 07:12:45 UTC
  • Saturday, November 05, 2011 at 02:12:45 AM at epicenter
Location 35.570°N, 96.703°W
Depth 4.9 km (3.0 miles)
Region OKLAHOMA
Distances
  • 9 km (6 miles) N (352°) from Prague, OK
  • 11 km (7 miles) ESE (113°) from Sparks, OK
  • 14 km (9 miles) WNW (300°) from Paden, OK
  • 76 km (47 miles) E (82°) from Oklahoma City, OK
  • 308 km (192 miles) N (1°) from Dallas, TX

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Volcano webcams:

Yellowstone park geyser webcams: http://www.nps.gov/yell/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

Japanese Mount Fuji Webcams:

http://www.goandroam.com/webcams/japan/mt_fuji

http://www.fujigoko.tv/live/shotList.cgi

Japanese Sakurajima Volcano webcams: http://webcam-svo2.pr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/local/camera.html 

Sakurajima official youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/cubhf137

Cascades Pacific Northwest webcams: http://www.skimountaineer.com/CascadeSki/CascadeWebCams.php?weather=true

Mount St. Helens webcams: http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

All the known volcano webcams of the world (Italy, Russia, Iceland, South/Central America, Spain and several other locations) : http://bigthink.com/ideas/26619

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United States earthquake sources:

List of US  seismographs : http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/heli/index.html

Arkansas seismic network: http://www.geology.ar.gov/geohazards/ark_seismic_network.htm

map of New Madrid Seismic Zone seismograph locations (interactive): http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/seismic/stations/nmsz.html

Midwest USA seismographs:

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_mkta/

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

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_nmad/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_athn/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_lnxt/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_mttn/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_sp_ceri/

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/heli/heli_uky/

USGS netquakes site live :

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/netquakes/map/

New Madrid seismic zone (NMSZ information): http://www.showme.net/~fkeller/quake/maps.htm

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network :

http://www.pnsn.org/WEBICORDER/BETTER/pnsn_staweb/index.html

http://www.pnsn.org/OPS/stations.html

Official USGS earthquake site: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

USGS live internet seismic server: http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml

USGS full index of seismographs : http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/

California seismographs:

http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/webicorder/

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/helicorders/nca/

USGS ANSS seismograph backbone:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/monitoring/anss/

http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/map_sta_eq.shtml

USGS weekly volcanism report: http://www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/

USGS Hawaii data clearinghouse: http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov/

USGS Hawaii earthquakes : http://tux.wr.usgs.gov/

Alaska Volcano observatory: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/

Mount Baker (pacific northwest): http://mbvrc.wwu.edu/index.shtml

West Coast / Alaska Tsunami warning center: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php

Pacific Tsunami Warning center: http://ptwc.weather.gov/

National Data Buoy Center (monitor buoys for wave activity): http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

Pacific  Basin Information node: http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=240&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true

East coast (columbia college) seismographs: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/LCSN/WebSeis/24hr_heli.pl?id=

Yellowstone supervolcano seismographs: http://www.isthisthingon.org/Yellowstone/daythumbs.php

Montana .edu / yellowstone seismographs: http://mbmgquake.mtech.edu/earthworm/wavef_disp/current/welcome.html

University of Utah yellowstone seismographs: http://www.quake.utah.edu/helicorder/

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Rest of the world (always updating with more):

Mexico seismographs: http://www.ssn.unam.mx/

Belgium seismographs: http://seismologie.oma.be/index.php?LANG=NL&LEVEL=210

Philippines earthquakes and volcanic activity: http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/

Swiss seismology: http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/index

Canadian seismographs:

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/index-eng.php

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/stndon/wf-fo/trace_app.php?target=MNTQ.BHZ

http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/recent/maps-cartes/index-eng.php

http://www.ggl.ulaval.ca/

Russian seismographs: http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/ccd.htm

Japanese seismographs: http://www.gsi.go.jp/ENGLISH/index.html

Thailand seismicity / seismographs : http://www.seismology.tmd.go.th/en/index.php

Australian seismographs:

http://www.seis.com.au/

http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/

Netherlands seismographs: http://www.knmi.nl/seismologie/aardbevingen-nederland.html

New Zealand seismographs: http://quake.crowe.co.nz/Mobile/

Iceland seismographs: http://en.vedur.is/earthquakes-and-volcanism/earthquakes/

England / UK seismographs: http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/helicorder/heli.html

Italy seismographs: http://cnt.rm.ingv.it

Taiwain  earthquake information: http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V6e/index.htm

EMSC European Mediterranean earthquake agency map/index :

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Map/jsmap.php?key=1&typ=world

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/index.php

http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/Map/index.php

Spanish (El Hierro Canary islands) seismographs: http://www.01.ign.es/ign/head/volcaSenalesAnterioresDia.do?nombreFichero=CHIE_2011-11-03&ver=s&estacion=CHIE&Anio=2011&Mes=11&Dia=03&tipo=2

Indonesia seismographs: http://aeic.bmg.go.id/

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Global links for earthquake monitoring:

Monitor earths rotation: http://hpiers.obspm.fr/ 

COSMOS earthquake data global list: http://db.cosmos-eq.org/scripts/earthquakes.plx

Download the free version of earthquake3D: http://download.cnet.com/Earthquake-3D/3000-2054_4-10395116.html

Global IRIS earthquake browser: http://www.iris.edu/servlet/eventserver/map.do

Global earthquake mashup of EMSC, USGS, GFZ : http://www.oe-files.de/gmaps/eqmashup.html

Topographic maps of the USA and Canada: http://www.topozone.com/

intellicast (turn on earthquake view): http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMapFull.aspx

Global Incident Map: http://www.globalincidentmap.com/

RSOE EDIS global incident map : http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/

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12/4/2011 — Virginia man-made earthquake — professionals take notice

Many thanks to the professionals who took notice of this man made earthquake in Virginia—

 

http://www.wattsupbrent.com/saturdays-earthquake-manmade/

Saturday’s earthquake manmade?

Posted on Dec 3, 2011 in Events, News, Opinion, Weather
Click Map to open in Google mapsFracking pads next to quake epicenter – Click image to Launch Google Maps and see for yourself

Process of fracking for natural gas

One thing we often do as human beings is assume that all things are created equal, when in reality we know they are not.

I did that this weekend with a small earthquake that occurred north of  Richlands near Tazewell county in southwest Virginia.

The quake occurred around 6:15AM Saturday. It wasn’t a big earthquake, but certainly enough to get your attention if you live in the area. According to USGS, the quake was felt 100 miles or more from the epicenter.

@HPax on Twitter, saw my tweet and pointed out a video discussion made today that shows the proximity of natural gas fracking just miles from the epicenter of the earthquake.

Some researchers believe the increasingly common use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking — the controversial practice of blasting underground rock formations with high-pressure water, sand, and chemicals to extract natural gas — may put stress on fault lines. It’s essentially, breaking apart the rock beneath the earth’s surface.

The real question is, can human activity really cause the earth to move?


It has happened before. One “textbook case” occurred in 1967 in India, says Peter Fairley at IEEE Spectrum, when the reservoir behind the hydroelectric Koyna Dam was filled up. The added water “unleashed a magnitude 6.3 quake” by placing stress “on a previously unknown fault, killing 180 people and leaving thousands homeless.”

Studies are being done in Arkansas and Oklahoma on the possible connection between fracking and earthquakes. Certainly something to consider. I’m a meteorologist NOT a geologist, but the same methodology applies to both fields. Every scenerio isn’t going to be the same. There’s always opportunities, such as this, to look and learn about the variables that might make this one a little different from your average event.