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4.3 Earthquake in Eastern KY [View all] TalkingDog Nov 2012 OP
probably fracking, unless the big one is coming. hollysmom Nov 2012 #1
Freaking Frackers (R) are f*ucking up the planet Berlum Nov 2012 #11
Geez, my first thought was is there any fracking going on over there? nm nc4bo Nov 2012 #14
+100 Taverner Nov 2012 #19
People in NC better get used to it. We'll be on the fast track to earthquake central now for sure. nc4bo Nov 2012 #29
Isn't that BIG COAL femrap Nov 2012 #32
Maybe it's a 3-fer; coal, shale oil and gas. nc4bo Nov 2012 #39
Found an appropriate graphic on Facebook that kindof fits the fracking mess nc4bo Nov 2012 #42
I totally agree femrap Nov 2012 #44
+ a Gazillion sarcasmo Nov 2012 #36
Mitch McConnell throwing a temper tantrum? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #2
Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #31
You can't include femrap Nov 2012 #34
We're not rednecks, dinger130 Nov 2012 #46
I'm close to you, kickitup Nov 2012 #54
Hi neighbor dinger130 Nov 2012 #70
Really.... CherokeeDem Nov 2012 #52
Exactly. kickitup Nov 2012 #56
Clearly God is punishing them for voting for Romney. nt Speck Tater Nov 2012 #3
Clearly God is punishing them for voting for Romney. AlbertCat Nov 2012 #24
Gawd must be off his meds. Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #47
Whoa... Iggy Nov 2012 #4
Not that close -- this is eastern Kentucky, not western starroute Nov 2012 #28
In Geotechnical Terms Iggy Nov 2012 #77
Far enough to not be part of the New Madrid seismic zone starroute Nov 2012 #78
I felt something here in NC oswaldactedalone Nov 2012 #5
Yeah, one of my friend near Harmony NC said her house shook for about 10 seconds TalkingDog Nov 2012 #7
EQ's in the east travel far because of the hard bedrock. The New Madrid quake alfredo Nov 2012 #23
Montreal, Canada as well. nt femrap Nov 2012 #35
I felt something here in NC AlbertCat Nov 2012 #25
We felt it up in Lexington, Ky. It sounded like a load of lumber falling. alfredo Nov 2012 #6
I'm an hour east kickitup Nov 2012 #27
It was loud. alfredo Nov 2012 #49
I felt it. Cat meowed a few times and then it began. USGS upgraded it to a 5.3 now. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #8
They did?... can't find.... linky please TalkingDog Nov 2012 #13
Misreported on @Breakingnews. They changed it. Sorry... 4.3 after all. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #15
Pets are really great at sensing quakes aren't they? ;) alp227 Nov 2012 #61
I felt it in Newport KY, which is right across the river from Cincinnati. denvine Nov 2012 #9
i used to live on 19th street blueknight Nov 2012 #12
That's great to know there is another DUer in the area! denvine Nov 2012 #20
i know what you mean blueknight Nov 2012 #40
re:4.3 Earthquake in Eastern KY allan01 Nov 2012 #10
I'm smack dab in the middle of the state and I felt the tremor Democrat 4 Ever Nov 2012 #16
... Chunk Nov 2012 #17
My sister says it shook her house... kentuck Nov 2012 #18
Fracking? nc4bo Nov 2012 #21
Are there any active fracking operations in that region. alfredo Nov 2012 #48
Gas? nc4bo Nov 2012 #51
They use liquid Nitrogen instead of water because of the clay soil. alfredo Nov 2012 #60
But this would still cause instability, wouldn't it? nc4bo Nov 2012 #63
Right, and doing it on a fault seems short-sighted. alfredo Nov 2012 #66
I felt it waybig Nov 2012 #22
Earthquake SamKnause Nov 2012 #26
The only way to wake up Congress is for the Capitol to have a 6.8 while they're valerief Nov 2012 #30
Or 10 million people stomping their feet, slowly, outside. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #33
Remember the millions marching against the Iraq War? The millions blacked out by the media? valerief Nov 2012 #37
Not in this country. We never even got 1 million together, near as I can document. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #55
Half a million in ONE protest in NYC. There were more than one. valerief Nov 2012 #58
Your last point...exactly. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2012 #59
Nothing is femrap Nov 2012 #38
Yep, Mother Nature always bats last. DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #43
Well, that wasn't fun dinger130 Nov 2012 #41
so sorry to hear that. hollysmom Nov 2012 #45
errrrmmmmm I know you are trying to be supportive, but telling outright falsehoods TalkingDog Nov 2012 #62
well if I am wrong, you can say I am mistaken, Not deliberately telling falsehoods, hollysmom Nov 2012 #65
Two things nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #50
Whitesburg is on the Pine Mountain Overthrust Fault. alfredo Nov 2012 #53
Obama's fault! SoapBox Nov 2012 #57
No, it's the Pine Mountain's fault. alfredo Nov 2012 #68
Sick. Fracking is a no-brainer. AAO Nov 2012 #64
Don't jump to conclusions fifthoffive Nov 2012 #67
Which conclusions was I jumping to? I thought I was sharing Latest Breaking News TalkingDog Nov 2012 #74
Map of oil and gas wells in that area hdbintn Nov 2012 #69
What in the world?? nc4bo Nov 2012 #71
Whoah!!!!! nt Mojorabbit Nov 2012 #75
What, no Teathuglickens calling this God's wrath? texshelters Nov 2012 #72
I wonder what Pat Robertson's diagnosis of the earthquake will be? cgnick Nov 2012 #73
hummm kcdoug1 Nov 2012 #76
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