4.0 quake near Memphis, TN

A decent sized 4.0 quake has been recorded by the USGS in Missouri, near (within 100 miles) Memphis, TN.



M4.0 - 3km SSW of Steele, Missouri earthquake.usgs.gov...

a reply to: Sf18443

Memphis --- a whole lot of shakin' goin' on.

(no, I'm not there, just recalling the song)

a reply to: Sf18443

I hope all are ok and no damage.

It's not that big. If it happened in Oklahoma it would be routine. And, it would be from fracking. I think this one is mother nature, and it looked like this on the graph paper.

a reply to: Sf18443Isn't that area near or on the New Madrid fault? That's a subject of interest to us conspiracy theorists.

a reply to: MissSmartypants

Near New Madrid yes, it is.

a reply to: Aleister

Jerry Lee's on the prowl...

This new Madrid fault is on top of the watch list of FEMA and TEMA, There are those that say it is overdue for another "bell ringer" with our current infrastructure, we will be challenged to operate in basic terms with even a mild 6.0 if it hits at the right time. Our emergency mgmt. is very carefully watching this....

Considering there are quite a few active nuke plants in the area, any disturbance on the new madrid is disturbing. Especially considering the last big one there created a lake, wrong bells in new england and was over 100 years ago. Imagine that with the population and infrastructure in place now. would be devastating.