The planet has now entered a window of elevated risks for a major earthquake to strike somewhere on the planet from now, through March 23, 2013. People in seismically high-risk regions should remain alert and prepared for the potential occurrence or occurrences of seismic events, and their associated hazards.
Maybe on the New Madrid Fault? According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a small earthquake measuring 2.7 magnitude hit near Benton in southern Illinois this morning at around 5 a.m. This is the north and west of what is called the New Madrid seismic zone. Neither damages, nor injuries were reported. However, did you hear any loud booms, earthquake booms or any weird sounds that could be related to this event?
Strong earthquakes from the New Madrid fault and other faults in what’s known as the Illinois Basin-Ozark Dome area have hit southern Illinois and nearby parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana and Kentucky over the years, including a series of devastating quakes in 1811 and 1812. The last strong earthquake to hit southern Illinois was in April 2008, when a 5.2 magnitude quake struck near West Salem, affecting areas including Mount Carmel, about 80 miles east of Benton. – Chicago Tribune
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Hearing/Feeling these loud booms by and under my house. Father that lives in the town next to me also reports similar activity. We live in Northern Arizona.
That is creepy! On the same theme I put up this ….
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The worry about offshore Louisiana quake is the coast and inland in the N. America side of the Gulf of Mexico from La. to Texas has fragile salt domes in there. If there is a domino effect (water melting salt) the US natural gas grid will fail, not to mention a lot of toxic waste stored in salt domes will get suddenly released.
YES! I couldn’t agree w/ you more. Great link. Thanks. I am in AR 🙁