Oil Drilling Likely Caused Texas Earthquake
Posted by feww on May 17, 2009
Magnitude 3.3 Quake Strikes Northern Texas
Texas quake likely caused by oil and natural gas drilling activities—Moderators, blog contributors
See below for pictorial evidence / record of
1. Location. The proximity of epicenter to fault zones (quaternary fault and fold deformation).
2. Depth.
3. Historic Seismicity.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 3.3
Date-Time:
- Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 16:24:06 UTC
- Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11:24:06 AM at epicenter
Location: 32.796°N, 97.091°W
Depth: 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region: NORTHERN TEXAS
Distances:
- 6 km (4 miles) S (179°) from Euless, TX
- 7 km (4 miles) SE (141°) from Bedford, TX
- 9 km (6 miles) ESE (118°) from Hurst, TX
- 11 km (7 miles) NNE (16°) from Arlington, TX
- 28 km (18 miles) W (269°) from Dallas, TX
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 9 km (5.6 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters: NST= 11, Nph= 11, Dmin=44.5 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 94°, M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009gsba
West Texas - Quaternary Fault and Fold Information for Texas. USGS/Cooperator Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Gulf of Mexico coastal region: Areas of Quaternary deformation and faulting. (USGS). Click here for Gulf-margin normal faults, Texas and adjacent areas.
Texas Earthquake Information
Historic Information
- Earthquake History of Texas
- Quaternary Fault and Fold Information for Texas
- Quaternary Fault and Fold Information for Gulf of Mexico coastal region
Institutions
- Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
- Texas Division of Emergency Management
- University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
Maps
Notable Earthquakes
- Largest Earthquake in Texas: 1931 August 16, Magnitude 5.8
Near Valentine, Texas - Historic Earthquakes in Texas
Recent Earthquakes
- Last Earthquake in Texas
from the NEIC Earthquake Bulletin
Virginia said
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feww said
And you are saying your “father was dumb?”
Larry Scott said
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feww said
We try hard to keep ‘Planet X’ stuff out of this and the associated blogs. For basic information on earthquakes see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes
For Induced seismicity see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_seismicity
references:
- http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/node/480
- http://internationalrivers.org/de/node/1477
- Top 5 Ways to Cause a Man-Made Earthquake: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/06/top-5-ways-that/
- Mining Sets Off Earthquake in Germany: http://feww.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/mining-sets-off-earthquake-in-germany/
- Seismicity in Oil Fields: http://www.slb.com/media/services/resources/oilfieldreview/ors00/sum00/p2_17.pdf
[A must read for anyone seriously interested in the subject.]
feww said
A Shallow Magnitude 2.8 Hits NORTHERN TEXAS
Earthquake Details
Magnitude: 2.8
Date-Time: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 at 20:06:45 UTC
[Tuesday, June 02, 2009 at 03:06:45 PM at epicenter]
Location: 32.352°N, 97.403°W
Depth: 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region: NORTHERN TEXAS
Distances:
* 1 km (1 miles) W (273°) from Cleburne, TX
* 8 km (5 miles) WSW (237°) from Keene, TX
* 12 km (7 miles) S (185°) from Joshua, TX
* 44 km (27 miles) S (189°) from Fort Worth, TX
* 76 km (47 miles) SW (229°) from Dallas, TX
Location Uncertainty: Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 4, Nph= 4, Dmin=294.2 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=169°,
M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=6
Source: Macroseismic location
Event ID: us2009hjb4
pankromatic said
Interesting. My sister and family live near Cleburne but they did not feel it, though many did.
The roads in the area are clogged with service trucks, though the natural gas activity has died down some.
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feww said
Another quake in the region most likely caused by oil and natural gas drilling activities
Magnitude 3.3 – OKLAHOMA
Magnitude: 3.3
Date-Time:
* Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 02:25:59 UTC
* Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 09:25:59 PM at epicenter
Location: 35.745°N, 96.950°W
Depth: 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program
Region: OKLAHOMA
Distances:
* 7 km (4 miles) NW (306°) from Chandler, OK
* 8 km (5 miles) NE (38°) from Warwick, OK
* 9 km (6 miles) SE (140°) from Carney, OK
* 60 km (38 miles) ENE (61°) from Oklahoma City, OK
* 328 km (204 miles) N (357°) from Dallas, TX
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.6 km (4.7 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters: NST= 15, Nph= 15, Dmin=106.3 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 94°,
M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=Q
Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID: us2009jjae