Small earthquake strikes in western Kentucky

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Small earthquake strikes in western Kentucky

Published May 01, 2016
Associated Press

LA CENTER, Ky. – The U.S. Geological Survey reports a small earthquake in western Kentucky.

The USGS says a preliminary magnitude 3.5 quake was recorded at 2:12 a.m. Sunday about 9 miles north-northwest of La Center — and about 39 miles west-northwest of Paducah.

No reports of injuries or damage were immediately available.

Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3.0 are generally the smallest felt by humans and that damage is not likely from quakes of below magnitude 4.0.




Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/01/small-earthquake-strikes-in-western-kentucky.html

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[silvershadow]

1. New Madrid fault? I'm not sure, but don't think they frack in Kentucky... nt

[NutmegYankee]

3. There are small quakes in every Eastern State.

Far less common than other regions, but they do happen.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28374082

[Chicago1980]

4. yes...

Bit the story says Western Kentucky, which is closer to the New Madrid fault zone, which is why I'm guessing the question was posed.

[NutmegYankee]

10. I was commenting on the fracking question.

WE have 2.5-3.0 quakes here in Connecticut from time to time. This one is in the New Madrid bulls eye.

[mike dub]

9. Yep

We had a mag 3.2 < > on the east coast (North Carolina) a few years back. I think the only reason me and my coworkers knew it was because our office was on the 9th floor of a ten story building. The shake reverberated through the superstructure. The one native Californian in the office came down the hall saying 3.0?!, 3.3?? Just a baby! The rest of us non California natives were all saying What the Hell was That?!

Yeah, Re: this story, I was thinking Western Kentucky quake could have a connection to the New Madrid fault.

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. The Chicago area periodically has small earthquakes.

The last one was about two years ago. Judging by your map, Kentucky is more prone to them that we are up in the turquoise zone.

[alfredo]

13. Quakes travel further in the east. The east is a large limestone plate. Rings like a bell.

[NutmegYankee]

15. It's really a granite continental plate that is cool and stiffer.

On top is a mishmash of types of rocks due to folding of the mountains over the course of multiple continental collisions. Where I live in SouthEastern New England, the rock is mainly igneous and metamorphic.

[alfredo]

16. This region, west of the mountains has a lot of limestone, sandstone and shale.

Much of our history was under water.

[NutmegYankee]

17. I was referring to the source of that "bell" quote - the 2011 Virginia earthquake

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-east-coast-earthquakes-travel-far/

[alfredo]

18. Pretty much the same thing, just with hundreds of millions of layer rock.

[valerief]

8. When I lived there years ago, they were saying The Big One was overdue. nt

[GreydeeThos]

2. Don't reckin' moving the monument has anything to do with this do you?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141433696

[redwitch]

5. My first thought!

LOL! Clearly they are facing the wrath of the Confederacy Gods!

[Gregorian]

6. That's god's way of saying "Don't take down that Confederate monument".

[Bayard]

7. I'm in Western KY

Didn't feel a thing. But sounds like this was over more toward the KY/IN border, south of Evansville, IN.

I did go back and read the thread on moving the statue in Louisville (my home town). KY was a neutral state during the Civil War. I have also lived in Cincinnati and Indiana. I can tell you they are FAR more prejudiced than Louisville, just less overt about it.

[alfredo]

14. Look at the map below. It happened around the red area at the river bend.

[bigworld]

12. small EQ in the area since 1974

just FYI

[DhhD]

19. And here is the latest U. S. induced earthquake map, due to fracking, and naturally occurring.

http://www2.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/induced-earthquakes-raise-chances-of-damaging-shaking-in-2016/

[fred v]

20. Frack! And I DON'T Mean...