Was that an Earthquake? It was a big one if it was.
Quote from: TheArtist on November 05, 2011, 02:17:15 AM
Was that an Earthquake? It was a big one if it was.
Yeah, everyone in town felt it. I thought we were being attacked or something. I saw where someone in OKC felt it as well
Where did you hear that? Been looking on the news sites and haven't found anything yet. The thing woke me up and had me running around the house thinking a car had crashed into it or something lol.
DEFINITELY!
I just checked in to see if it was me....confirmation!
It lasted 45 seconds....
Lasted long enough for me to hop out of bed and check around and when I noticed the knobs on the front door still rattling I knew it was a quake....wooooo hoooo
Yes it was. And it did indeed last around 45 seconds. I felt aftershocks 5-10 minutes after the main quake, some of them pretty strong.
Quote from: TheArtist on November 05, 2011, 02:24:32 AM
Where did you hear that? Been looking on the news sites and haven't found anything yet. The thing woke me up and had me running around the house thinking a car had crashed into it or something lol.
I confirmed it by seeing everyone on facebook and twitter saying "was that an earthquake?" the OKC reporting was also a comment on FB. Still nothing from the news outlets
Quote from: bugo on November 05, 2011, 02:26:06 AM
Yes it was. And it did indeed last around 45 seconds. I felt aftershocks 5-10 minutes after the main quake, some of them pretty strong.
We heard all kinds of noise like someone was walking around upstairs, and out in the hall, except the upstairs from us was the attic. It took me a good couple of minutes to realize that I felt the bed shake as well and put it together in my head.
Fox 23 just confirmed on their FB page
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html
http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/
the fault runs right through here....dern OWS!
Freaky
Ok, this is getting interesting. I don't remember any other time in my life when I have felt, or heard of, as many earthquakes in Oklahoma like has been happening in the last year or so. I think we are starting to get beyond "well this can be seen a typical, statistical fluctuation in numbers" to, this is a unique series of events, to possibly even this all could be the lead up to a big one. They can come in clusters like that where its "snap, crackle, pop, then BOOM".
I still feel it shaking at 2:30 AM. The main quake happened at 2:13.
Chile had a big one just 15 minutes prior to ours....
But I'll stick to the theory of fracking us up....
Quote from: Teatownclown on November 05, 2011, 03:02:06 AM
Chile had a big one just 15 minutes prior to ours....
But I'll stick to the theory of fracking us up....
Yea it has to be a local thing, fracking or faults, nothing as far away as Chile can affect us.
I've decided social media has completely overtaken news media. I felt it, sat there for a minute and then verified it via Twitter.
Quote from: David on November 05, 2011, 03:21:18 AM
I've decided social media has completely overtaken news media. I felt it, sat there for a minute and then verified it via Twitter.
I got a faster verification from FB. I was checking twitter on my way down the stairs with no joy, but plenty of chatter on FB. Then again, I may not be following enough people on twitter...
That's the second quake in a year for me, I was in OKC for the one that was centered under Lake Thunderbird. We mostly noticed this one from the window blinds rattling. Sounded like a dump truck going down the street outside.
Quote from: Conan71 on November 05, 2011, 08:44:14 AM
That's the second quake in a year for me, I was in OKC for the one that was centered under Lake Thunderbird. We mostly noticed this one from the window blinds rattling. Sounded like a dump truck going down the street outside.
Woke me up and I wasn't sure what it was. Went back to sleep and didn't think anything about it until I read this and have been visiting the news sites. Lot of activity around here lately.
Quote from: Hoss on November 05, 2011, 08:57:44 AM
Woke me up and I wasn't sure what it was. Went back to sleep and didn't think anything about it until I read this and have been visiting the news sites. Lot of activity around here lately.
Same here. What are you people doing up at that time in the am anyway?!
My wife woke me up and asked what that was, my son came in and let the dog out thinking there might be a burglar outside. I just had dreamed about some kind of explosion and went back to sleep.
Quote from: AquaMan on November 05, 2011, 09:44:55 AM
Same here. What are you people doing up at that time in the am anyway?!
My wife woke me up and asked what that was, my son came in and let the dog out thinking there might be a burglar outside. I just had dreamed about some kind of explosion and went back to sleep.
Had just turned the computer off to go to bed, sounded like something banging in the hall.
Being reported as a 4.7
(edit: the pictures on the opposite side of the wall I was facing were banging around. I didnt initially connect that sound to the overhead cracking sound moments earlier that I thought was a large animal that had found it's way into the attic, because they seemed like two distinct sounds coming from different directions.)
Quote from: AquaMan on November 05, 2011, 09:44:55 AM
Same here. What are you people doing up at that time in the am anyway?!
My wife woke me up and asked what that was, my son came in and let the dog out thinking there might be a burglar outside. I just had dreamed about some kind of explosion and went back to sleep.
I had actually been in bed, we just hadn't gotten to sleep yet, was up talking (yes, we were actually talking when it happened). We seriously thought we had either a home invader or poltergeist, until it occurred to me that the bed was moving in the middle of it as well.
I was sitting on the couch watching some Dr. Who, so it was an exceedingly odd experience. Quite unlike the last one, which I actually heard more than felt. This felt almost exactly like floating in the ocean as the swells pass by. Almost no noise at all, just the sensation of movement.
Well here we go again. Wonder what this one was? Getting hard to sleep around here with all the earthquakes going off every night.
Either somebody had some gas or somebody's been fracking. ;)
News is saying same epicenter as this morning, registered a 5.2
Says 9 earthquakes in the last 24 hours, this one being the second largest on record. I tell ya its a cluster thats either building to a big one, or letting off steam. Ya never know which unfortunately.
Quote from: nathanm on November 05, 2011, 11:02:24 PM
Either somebody had some gas or somebody's been fracking. ;)
That would be a really major fart.
Quote from: TheArtist on November 05, 2011, 11:21:59 PM
Says 9 earthquakes in the last 24 hours, this one being the second largest on record. I tell ya its a cluster thats either building to a big one, or letting off steam. Ya never know which unfortunately.
We can hope for letting off steam.
Ch 8 just said it is possibly upgraded to 5.6.
Quote from: TheArtist on November 05, 2011, 11:21:59 PM
Says 9 earthquakes in the last 24 hours, this one being the second largest on record. I tell ya its a cluster thats either building to a big one, or letting off steam. Ya never know which unfortunately.
It's an iffy feeling, that's for sure.
So, just a random thought... who's in charge of inspecting our crappy bridges and overpasses? Can't decide whether it's safer to drive on 'em or under 'em now. Given that they weren't exactly in pristine shape to begin with...
Quote from: PonderInc on November 06, 2011, 12:46:02 AM
So, just a random thought... who's in charge of inspecting our crappy bridges and overpasses? Can't decide whether it's safer to drive on 'em or under 'em now. Given that they weren't exactly in pristine shape to begin with...
Really....?
For a brief second last night, I was truly worried about serious damage to the house, like walls coming in or the roof coming down. It's a trip to see walls vibrating. Looking around this morning, no damage that I can positively attribute to the quake. Just a suggestion: you might want to review your homeowner's policies and check what they say about earth movement. Earthquake insurance is pretty cheap: $80 to $150.
Quote from: Conan71 on November 06, 2011, 10:02:28 AM
Earthquake insurance is pretty cheap: $80 to $150.
It will probably go up now.
Heads up...
Are Earthquakes A Sign Of The End Of Times?
http://www.ktul.com/story/15980587/are-earthquakes-a-sign-of-the-end-of-times?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter (http://www.ktul.com/story/15980587/are-earthquakes-a-sign-of-the-end-of-times?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)
QuoteTulsa - The record 5.6 magnitude earthquake on Saturday and the following aftershocks may have some wondering if it could be the end of times?
We found out... opinions vary.
Dr. Mouszon Biggs, Senior Minister at Boston Ave. Methodist Church, says no. That only God knows.
"Whenever there are threatening times, people imagine, 'maybe this is the end', But these are far from being the worst times humans have ever known. They are far better than many times humans have known."
Televangelist Pat Robertson spoke about the earthquakes on "The 700 Club."
He told viewers, "Jesus Christ said there would be earthquakes in diverse places... that's just one more reason that we need to get ourselves right with the Lord."
Anyone feel the 8:50ish aftershock about 10 min ago?
update: apparently it was a 4.7
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/usb0006lpf.php
Quote from: BKDotCom on November 07, 2011, 08:56:02 PM
Anyone feel the 8:50ish aftershock about 10 min ago?
She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed raced in and said, "Did you feel that? The earth moved...again!"
It used to be that I made the earth move for her. Sigh.
4.7
Quakes, tornado watches. What next?
Locust?
Asteroid.
Quote from: Red Arrow on November 07, 2011, 09:04:33 PM
You beat me by 53 seconds. :(
Every now and then. I actually have had people here asking me if my family or friends were near the quakes, and I told them about one that lives in Tulsa that had his sliding glass doors shatter with the one Saturday night.
Quote from: Ed W on November 07, 2011, 08:58:22 PM
She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed raced in and said, "Did you feel that? The earth moved...again!"
It used to be that I made the earth move for her. Sigh.
Tell her you caused it. ;D
Quote from: Red Arrow on November 07, 2011, 09:42:14 PM
Tell her you caused it. ;D
I heard her reply was 4.7 isn't enough. :D
Quote from: dbacks fan on November 07, 2011, 09:49:38 PM
I heard her reply was 4.7 isn't enough. :D
Can't help you there.