Earthquake Swarm in Arkansas Intensifies. Memphis, Tennessee could be epicenter for the next big one

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Someone is suppose to be trying to check into the Hot Springs area and see if they can find out if there is any change in the temps of the water from the springs or pressure, however it is controlled by those who may not want the public aware of it, if there are at this point. I have not heard yet if they were able to find out anything.

reply to post by SusanFrey

Someone is suppose to be trying to check into the Hot Springs area and see if they can find out if there is any change in the temps of the water from the springs or pressure,

I wonder if the Park Ranger there would happen to know...might be worth checking into. I'm sure someone there is keeping track of that sort of information.

Originally posted by KathyG427
So, was this area considered a subduction zone when the mountain building took place? (Could it still be a subduction zone?)

Well if you subscribe to tectonics theory, the answer to that technically would probably be no, not a subduction zone. Not exactly. They claim the mountains were created as an indirect result of subduction further south- as South America pushed northwestward into what is now the Gulf Coast. The uncommon east-west orientation of these mountains is used partly as evidence for this theory. But there is other sedimentary evidence too.

Kathy is it rumbling up there any? We are getting a little bit and just had a tiny shake.

Officials asked residents to leave their homes around 3:30 in the morning -- after gas pressure in the well forced it to spew out water.

Natural Gas Leak in Quitman, AR

We are suppose to get another round of severe storms in the next 24 hours. Exactly what we don't need.

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In other words, the process is still ongoing.

I was under the impression that the official word was that they are an ancient mountain range that has been severely eroded over time. The Ozarks to the north of the Arkansas River are a plateau. Together with the Ouachitas they create the U.S. Interior Highlands.

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Kathy is it rumbling up there any? We are getting a little bit and just had a tiny shake.

I'm not noticing anything at the moment

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Yeah they can scratch their heads and wonder, but I'd be willing to bet, the gas co's and quakes have caused it.

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I'll call and ask but I don't think they will give us any information.

www.nps.gov...

Did You Know?
The hot spring water at Hot Springs National Park becomes heated at a depth of approximately one mile before beginning the journey back to the surface through a fault.

www.nps.gov...

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I talked to some folks that work in one of the bathhouses. He said no temp differences for him...don't have a way to test the properties of the water. I bet he would get me a sample but I don't know anyone that could test it. My wife is a chemist but of course we don't have the equipment to do a complete analysis.

OK I don't what I found here, someone take a look.
pubs.usgs.gov...

folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu...

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Looks like some kind of domestic water well inspection.? I could be wrong

reply to post by derek_m24


It came from the hot springs site.

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This site might provide the temperature information you are looking for. You can go back about three months by adjusting the parameters for time as well as find out other bits of useful information about hydrologic resources.

Hot Springs Water Temp

Arkansas Hydrologic Flow Stations

Hope this helps.

ETA: Information about the Thermal Springs

.3.3 This morning. Woke us up.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

Thank you Lots to read there.

reply to post by derek_m24

The Ouachitas, the Ozarks, and the St. Francois ranges are supposed to be old, worn down mountains. I have read that in many places.