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Did I Just Type This

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30. Fracking

Reply to vanboggie (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:18 AM

Oct 2012

Yeah that would be my guess. It was shallow and strong. I am located 133 kilometers from it. It was a 3.2 here with 11 seconds of shaking. Kinda like a truck driving by.

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4.0 Earthquake in Maine [View all] vanboggie Oct 2012 OP

I don't think so, but they're fracking in Canada, to Maine's west and east. valerief Oct 2012 #1

Fracking? my first thought too. eyewall Oct 2012 #2

No, it was President Obama kicking Romneys ass... Pachamama Oct 2012 #3

Probably fracking. They seem to be fracking everywhere. proReality Oct 2012 #4

I doubt it. cali Oct 2012 #29

We felt it here in Boston secondwind Oct 2012 #5

4.0? That's a pretty good shaker. Nt xchrom Oct 2012 #6

We're on the top floor of a townhouse, and our floorlamp was shaking secondwind Oct 2012 #10

Yeah, in that area it's a stronger jolt defacto7 Oct 2012 #26

I didn't feel it up here in Bangor crim son Oct 2012 #7

Perhaps there was some upset at Kennebunkport dflprincess Oct 2012 #8

it was 4.6 and it happened about 3 hours ago Up2Late Oct 2012 #9

Sorry vanboggie Oct 2012 #18

That's OK, I see they downgraded to 4.0 now at the USGS Up2Late Oct 2012 #21

That's not that bad losangeleslibker Oct 2012 #11

Oh losangeleslibker Oct 2012 #13

The magnitude does different things in different areas Marrah_G Oct 2012 #14

Rock in the East makes a quake spread much further NutmegYankee Oct 2012 #17

it rattled us nutsnberries Oct 2012 #12

My wife and kids felt it christx30 Oct 2012 #15

I was at the grocery store high density Oct 2012 #16

I was driving home from work jpak Oct 2012 #22

Strong tremor in Hempstead, New York, too! randome Oct 2012 #19

That was Obama kicking sorry repuke ass in NY jpak Oct 2012 #20

going around most Mainer's fb pages at the moment..... Maine-ah Oct 2012 #23

lol high density Oct 2012 #24

LOL! Up2Late Oct 2012 #28

Don't look like West Hollis to me! One_Life_To_Give Oct 2012 #32

F - R - A - C - K - I - N - G blkmusclmachine Oct 2012 #25

kick lonestarnot Oct 2012 #27

Fracking Did I Just Type This Oct 2012 #30

It is surprising how common earthquakes are in the region hack89 Oct 2012 #31