Shallow Quakes Continue to Rattle AL, OK, TX, WY, WA, MT, NV, CA

Another shallow quake strikes near Mineral Wells, Texas

An earthquake measuring 3.7Mw rattled Mineral Wells , Texas on Monday.

Centered at 32.957°N, 98.061°W, the quake struck at a depth of 5.0km (3.1mi) on Monday at 09:23UTC, reported USGS/EHP.

The epicenter was located about 48km (30mi) W of Azle, Texas, and 282km  S of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Earthquake Location Map

 

Map of earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw greater during the past 30 Days. Source: USGS/EHP

Related Links

• M3.6 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas December 9, 2013
• M4.5 Quake Strikes NE Edmond Oil and Gas Field, Oklahoma December 8, 2013
• 41 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma in November  December 1, 2013
• Earthquake No. 19 Strikes N. Texas November 29, 2013
• Two More Quakes Strike North Texas November 29, 2013
• Oil Drilling Likely Caused Texas Earthquake Posted on May 17, 2009
• M3.3 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas Posted on November 25, 2013
• FEWW Earthquake Links

M3.6 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas

Shallow earthquake measuring 3.6Mw strikes 3km NW of Azle, Texas

The event was  the latest of more than two dozen quakes to strike the region since early November.

Earthquake Details [USGS/EHP]
Magnitude: 3.6Mw
Depth: 5.0km
Location: 32.915°N 97.577°W
Time: 2013-12-08 06:10:03 UTC
Nearby Cities:

• 3km (2mi) NW of Azle, Texas
• 20km (12mi) WNW of Saginaw, Texas
• 20km (12mi) NNW of White Settlement, Texas
• 26km (16mi) NE of Weatherford, Texas
• 283km (176mi) S of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Earthquake Location Map

Source: USGS/EHP

Related Links

• M4.5 Quake Strikes NE Edmond Oil and Gas Field, Oklahoma December 8, 2013
• 41 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma in November  December 1, 2013
• Earthquake No. 19 Strikes N. Texas November 29, 2013
• Two More Quakes Strike North Texas November 29, 2013
• Oil Drilling Likely Caused Texas Earthquake Posted on May 17, 2009
• M3.3 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas Posted on November 25, 2013
• FEWW Earthquake Links

M4.5 Quake Strikes NE Edmond Oil and Gas Field, Oklahoma

Significant Earthquake Strikes 11km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 4.5Mw earthquake struck within NE Edmond Oil and Gas Field at a shallow depth of 5km, at 18:10 UTC2 on December 07, 2013. The quake was followed by a small cluster of aftershocks, with the largest two measuring 3.1Mw, as of posting.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude: 4.5Mw
Event Time: 2013-12-07 18:10:23 UTC
Location: 35.680°N, 97.355°W
Depth: 5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 11km (7mi) ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma
• 21km (13mi) NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma
• 23km (14mi) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
• 25km (16mi) N of Midwest City, Oklahoma
• 27km (17mi) NNE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Source: USGS/EHP

Latest Oklahoma Earthquakes

1. M3.1 8km N of Spencer, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 15:27:33 UTC+09:00 5.0 km
2. M3.1 7km E of The Village, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 08:58:19 UTC+09:00 8.9 km
3. M2.8 6km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 04:26:29 UTC+09:00 5.0 km
4. M4.5 11km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 03:10:23 UTC+09:00 5.0 km

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

Related Links

• 41 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma in November  December 1, 2013
• Earthquake No. 19 Strikes N. Texas November 29, 2013
• Two More Quakes Strike North Texas November 29, 2013
• Oil Drilling Likely Caused Texas Earthquake Posted on May 17, 2009
• M3.3 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas Posted on November 25, 2013
• FEWW Earthquake Links

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41 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma in November

A large cluster of small but shallow quakes rattles Oklahoma City in November

At least 41 earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater struck the state of Oklahoma in November 2013, according to data provided by USGS/EHP.

The largest shock in the cluster (No. 11 on the table below) measured 3.8Mw, striking at a depth of 5.9km on November 11, 2013 some 5km WNW of Jones, Oklahoma.

• The average depth of the November quakes was 5.3km.

Map of earthquakes in Oklahoma – Nov 2013. Source: USGS/EHP. Map Enhanced by FIRE-EARTH Blog.

List of Oklahoma Earthquakes measuring 2.5Mw or greater, November 2013.

The following information is mirrored from USGS Site.

Tectonic Summary

Earthquakes in the Stable Continental Region

Natural Occurring Earthquake Activity

Most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains has infrequent earthquakes. Here and there earthquakes are more numerous, for example in the New Madrid seismic zone centered on southeastern Missouri, in the Charlevoix-Kamouraska seismic zone of eastern Quebec, in New England, in the New York – Philadelphia – Wilmington urban corridor, and elsewhere. However, most of the enormous region from the Rockies to the Atlantic can go years without an earthquake large enough to be felt, and several U.S. states have never reported a damaging earthquake. […]

Induced Seismicity

As is the case elsewhere in the world, there is evidence that some central and eastern North America earthquakes have been triggered or caused by human activities that have altered the stress conditions in earth’s crust sufficiently to induce faulting. Activities that have induced felt earthquakes in some geologic environments have included

• Impoundment of water behind dams,
• Injection of fluid into the earth’s crust,
• Extraction of fluid or gas, and
• Removal of rock in mining or quarrying operations.

In much of eastern and central North America, the number of earthquakes suspected of having been induced is much smaller than the number of natural earthquakes, but in some regions, such as the south-central states of the U.S., a significant majority of recent earthquakes are thought by many seismologists to have been human-induced.  […]

Latest Significant Quakes  (US and Global)

M5.5 – 221km W of Brookings, Oregon 2013-12-01 03:19:37 UTC
Location: 41.652°N 126.891°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities:
+ 246km (153mi) WNW of McKinleyville, California
+ 481km (299mi) SW of Salem, Oregon

M6.4 – Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia 2013-12-01 01:24:13 UTC
Location: 7.014°S 128.376°E depth=10.0km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities:
+ 340km (211mi) WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
+ 353km (219mi) ENE of Dili, East Timor

Related Links

• Earthquake No. 19 Strikes N. Texas November 29, 2013
• Two More Quakes Strike North Texas November 29, 2013
• Oil Drilling Likely Caused Texas Earthquake Posted on May 17, 2009
• M3.3 Quake Strikes Azle, Texas Posted on November 25, 2013
• FEWW Earthquake Links

Oklahoma declares a state of emergency for 20 counties

Earthquakes, severe storms, tornadoes and torrential rain batter Oklahoma

Oklahoma has been rattled by dozens of earthquakes, including a record-setting magnitude 5.6 shock that caused damage in central parts of the state. Tornadoes, straight-line winds and torrential rains have also caused damage in 20 counties.

Disaster Calendar 2011 – November 10

[November 10, 2011]  Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.  SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,588 Days Left to the ‘Worst Day’ in Human History

• Oklahoma, USA.  Oklahoma Gov. Fallin has declared a state of emergency for 20 counties following damage caused by earthquakes, severe storms, tornadoes and  torrential rains that have battered the state this week.
• The counties included in the declaration are: Caddo, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Johnston, Kiowa, LeFlore, Lincoln, McCurtain, Murray, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Sequoyah, Tillman, and Washita.
• FIRE-EARTH Forecast:
  

  WARNING: Many parts of the United States could become ‘unrecognizable’ due to extreme climatic, geophysical and geological episodes over the next 18 months: FIRE-EARTH Forecast

Other Global Disasters

• Turkey. A significant aftershock measuring 5.6Mw struck about 16 km (9 miles) south of Van, Turkey toppling at least 2 dozen buildings, killing 12 people and leaving about 100 others unaccounted for.
• The aftershock struck SE of Van, about 35km from a powerful 7.2Mw shock which occurred on October 23, killing more than 600, injuring at least two thousand, destroying scores of homes and leaving tens of thousands of people homeless.
• FIRE-EARTH Forecast: A major earthquake could yet strike Turkey in 2011/2012 with a certainty of 0.7 (P= 66%).
• Alaska, USA. “Storm of epic proportions” pummeled the western coast of Alaska forcing the authorities to issue evacuation orders in dozens of communities.
• The storm was compared to a category 3 hurricane, according to NWS.
• The storm caused coastal surges of more than 3m (10 feet).
•  “Forty years ago, a big storm like this would come through and the sea ice would act as sort of a buffer,” said the director of the Snow and Ice Data Center.
• “The Bering Sea has and always will have these strong storms. What is different now is their potential destructiveness as you lose the sea ice cover.”
• Bangkok, Thailand. Reported death toll in Thailand flooding has climbed to 533 with at least two people reported missing.
• Flooding currently persists in 24 of the country’s 77 provinces, affecting about 3 million residents.
• “The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration today declared parts of three districts flood evacuation areas,” a report said.
• Since late July the floods have destroyed or damaged about 3.3 million homes affecting about 12 million people over 85 percent of the country.
• Australia. Wild storms have buffeted the state of  Victoria in southern Australia, damaging homes, toppling trees knocking down power lines and triggering flash flooding.”
• The storms were described as “dangerous” by the state emergency services (SES) because of the intensity of rainfall.
• “Similar to what we saw in March 2009 where we had hundreds of millions, perhaps even a billion dollars of damage to property and vehicles over that period,” SES officials said.
• Sydney. Meanwhile, Sydney, Australia’s most populated city, experienced its hottest November night on record as the mercury soared to 28.4ºC and stayed above 26.5ºC, or 10 degrees above the average minimum temperature for November.

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