A M3.5 earthquake shook homes in a noisy rumble on August 25, 2015.
Covington, Tennesse is situated right in the New Madrid Seismic zone… The Earth is stretching, moving and booming.
Christine Wright reported on the Strange Sounds FaceBook community page:
[quote_box_center]Someone noted in private comment to me that this morning, after hearing those weird noises all day yesterday, that a 3.47 magnitude earthquake happened near Covington, Tennessee this morning. How many people hear and record these sounds right before an earthquake.. anyone know?[/quote_box_center]
Earthquake sometimes go boom when the Earth releases pressure. Here some other reports of booms for the same quake:
[quote_box_center]
RIpley, TN – It was a single, very strong “THUMP!” Very bassy tone, with no afters. No treble or midrange audio, only bass. Ripley courthouse was evacuated due to shaking.
Covington Tennessee – boom, one shake. thumping.
Osceola AR – Barefooted and sitting still @ 8.26 local. Felt the ground move and door that was slighly ajar rattled for couple of seconds
Henning – Very loud boom and then lots of rattling and shaking. Felt like a good 10 seconds before it ended.
Ripley – I felt a light shaking that lasted approximately 10 to 15 seconds. The courthouse was evacuated as a precautionary measure. There was no immediate physical damage.
Covington, TN – Did not feel it but heard it in the 8:30ish timeframe this morning. Heard loud rumble, very bass, which lasted about 10-15 seconds. I listened for rattling of structure or contents but none came so I discounted thought that it could be an earthquake. Now I find that there was 3.5 around that same time. We have a full 10 1/2′ deep basement and I was on main floor lying on bed so that may be why I didn’t feel or hear rattles or shaking.
Ripley – 10-15 seconds of shaking with large. boom. pictures. turned hanging on the wall.
Ripley – Heard a blunder. Then a little shaking and rattling
[/quote_box_center]
WMC Action News 5 – Memphis, Tennessee
And as the USGS notes:
[quote_box_center]The New Madrid seismic zone of southeast Missouri and adjacent States is the most seismically active in North America east of the Rockies. During the winter of 1811-1812 three very large earthquakes devastated the area and were felt throughout most of the Nation. They occurred a few weeks apart on December 16, January 23, and February 7. Hundreds of aftershocks, some severely damaging by themselves, continued for years.[/quote_box_center]
So get ready for the big one!
