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NutmegYankee

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

Reply to alfredo (Reply #13)

Sun May 1, 2016, 04:53 PM

May 2016

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.

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Small earthquake strikes in western Kentucky [View all] Judi Lynn May 2016 OP

New Madrid fault? I'm not sure, but don't think they frack in Kentucky... nt silvershadow May 2016 #1

There are small quakes in every Eastern State. NutmegYankee May 2016 #3

yes... Chicago1980 May 2016 #4

I was commenting on the fracking question. NutmegYankee May 2016 #10

Yep mike dub May 2016 #9

The Chicago area periodically has small earthquakes. greatauntoftriplets May 2016 #11

Quakes travel further in the east. The east is a large limestone plate. Rings like a bell. alfredo May 2016 #13

It's really a granite continental plate that is cool and stiffer. NutmegYankee May 2016 #15

This region, west of the mountains has a lot of limestone, sandstone and shale. alfredo May 2016 #16

I was referring to the source of that "bell" quote - the 2011 Virginia earthquake NutmegYankee May 2016 #17

Pretty much the same thing, just with hundreds of millions of layer rock. alfredo May 2016 #18

When I lived there years ago, they were saying The Big One was overdue. nt valerief May 2016 #8

Don't reckin' moving the monument has anything to do with this do you? GreydeeThos May 2016 #2

My first thought! redwitch May 2016 #5

That's god's way of saying "Don't take down that Confederate monument". Gregorian May 2016 #6

I'm in Western KY Bayard May 2016 #7

Look at the map below. It happened around the red area at the river bend. alfredo May 2016 #14

small EQ in the area since 1974 bigworld May 2016 #12

And here is the latest U. S. induced earthquake map, due to fracking, and naturally occurring. DhhD May 2016 #19

Frack! And I DON'T Mean... fred v May 2016 #20