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

reply to post by Robin Marks


Not sure if you were replying to my post, but I will state my case either way- IMHO We should all be concerned and care about the events going on (seismic and otherwise). What ever happens to the delicate web affects all of us because we are all connected. This thread has brought my rage to the surface as well, I live in NY where horizontal drilling is in moratorium set to run out on July 1st, vertical drilling is still allowed thanks to a loophole left in the bill signed by the lame duck.

We all ought to take notice, The quest for oil and its derivatives has left a trail of deceit, corruption and pain whereever it has gone.

Hope I dont get a paw-smack for being a little off topic, I tend to believe this is relevant to the situation.

reply to post by Cherryontop


The problem is trying to correlate weekends, I looked into it, is that they will work a lot of weekends. They go by the progress in drilling and there's lots of overtime because you don't shut it down in the middle of drill.

Although a good idea. It's fruitless.

reply to post by TrgiclyHip


You're right on the money. You have to get politically active and stop fracking. They will poison your water. Stop them.

reply to post by Robin Marks


ABSOLUTELY

There was a part of the film that covered meeting regarding the New York/Delaware River Basin Watershed rights to drill . Its a huge source of unfiltered drinking water for something like 15.6 million people.

After the Environmental board meeting, the chairman called a press conference. Not ONE single person from the media showed up. No One, there were 30 people standing on the steps with microphones, and not a single reporter there to hear what they had to say about protecting that water source.

Wow!! I can't believe the amount of activity Greenbrier has seen today already!

I haven't been on this thread since last night and theres already 10 new pages.

I'm concerned with this frequency and THEY'RE BIGGER THAN YESTERDAY

Don't think it's SOLELY from fracking folks... Think it's something BIGGER...

Think it's a whole lot of different factors. I'm back to watching the seismic activity live and waiting for Kathy427 and Derek to report in

reply to post by Cherryontop


I'm surprised there was any compensation at all. Most of western Nevadas water is too contaminated to drink due to cyanide that is used in Gold mining and they were told to live with it.

reply to post by Agarta


Some of the compensation came in the form of providing them with non contaminated drinking water. They built filtering cisterns, gave them 500 gallon containers and truck in fresh water and fill them for the families. But these are just the ones that have sued. You really have to see the film.
Besides I fear I am derailing the thread.

Back on topic.

MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 13:06:50 35.263 -92.361 6.6 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.2 2011/02/18 12:18:24 35.269 -92.369 6.0 5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.7 2011/02/18 11:53:34 35.259 -92.346 7.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 4.3 2011/02/18 08:13:35 35.271 -92.377 6.3 5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 06:10:32 35.255 -92.355 7.2 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 05:02:02 35.264 -92.361 5.6 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 4.0 2011/02/18 04:59:50 35.257 -92.370 5.1 4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:42:25 35.255 -92.355 7.1 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:24:19 35.258 -92.355 7.4 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.9 2011/02/18 02:30:13 35.261 -92.375 7.0 4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 01:24:29 35.254 -92.339 5.9 5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Greenbrier, AR

Originally posted by Cherryontop
reply to post by Agarta

 

Some of the compensation came in the form of providing them with non contaminated drinking water. They built filtering cisterns, gave them 500 gallon containers and truck in fresh water and fill them for the families. But these are just the ones that have sued. You really have to see the film.
Besides I fear I am derailing the thread.

Back on topic.

MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 13:06:50 35.263 -92.361 6.6 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 3.2 2011/02/18 12:18:24 35.269 -92.369 6.0 5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.7 2011/02/18 11:53:34 35.259 -92.346 7.1 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 4.3 2011/02/18 08:13:35 35.271 -92.377 6.3 5 km ( 3 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 06:10:32 35.255 -92.355 7.2 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 05:02:02 35.264 -92.361 5.6 5 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 4.0 2011/02/18 04:59:50 35.257 -92.370 5.1 4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:42:25 35.255 -92.355 7.1 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:24:19 35.258 -92.355 7.4 4 km ( 3 mi) NE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.9 2011/02/18 02:30:13 35.261 -92.375 7.0 4 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Greenbrier, AR
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 01:24:29 35.254 -92.339 5.9 5 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Greenbrier, AR

The important thing to note here is not the proximity BUT HOW CLOSE TO ALMOST THE EXACT SPOT keeps having the same rumbles. That is NOT good.

reply to post by Cherryontop


You're not derailing the thread.

Our focus is on the earthquakes, fracking, deep well injection disposal, the geology of the Mississippi River Plain and the New Madrid Fault, water, the moon, and the earthquakes of 1811/12. We are also getting witness descriptions from people in the area. That's great. And we are posting research to support the claim that this is probably from fracking, and most definetly from well injection. Injection is proven to cause quakes.

I'm thinking about volcanic activity, but haven't reached a conclusion. If you know my views from reading my stuff on Yellowstone, you know I'd point a finger at a volcano if I could. I think it's valid to bring the subject up. Because the major fault is thought to be a rift. And rifts are volcanic. I'll come back to it.

Originally posted by Robin Marks

Originally posted by Agarta
I Just spent an hour checking the news papers and news stations in Arkansas for reports on whats going on.
They are reporting a few quakes individually but the Escort story is more important. It figures.

Do you get the feeling the media is downplaying the story?
Or do you think they're being lulled into apathy by the officials?

Edit to say, by my rough count, since this flurry began on the 15th, there has been about 115 quakes of varying magnitudes. Of course the lists provided by the USGS do not have all the smaller ones on it. Even the ones from the 15th have yet to show up.

edit on 18-2-2011 by Robin Marks because: (no reason given)

....so being a newby here to ATS and not quite losing my computer tech virginity quite yet but trying to learn as i go, i found a local news sight that has links to numerous stories on all these quakes we've had here in Arkansas of past weeks....www.4029tv.com... i would try to link it properly but .....well ya

reply to post by idunno12

Originally posted by Cherryontop
reply to post by idunno12

 

Haliburton is featured heavily. Chesapeake Gas, there were several other they named, I will have to go view it again to give you a complete list, and I will do that on my lunch hour in an hour or so and get back to you.

I do love On demand ffwd.

Haliburton, Chesapeak, Encana, WIlliams and Cabot Oil and Gas were all named specifically.

Just been viewing Arkansas on Google Earth while listening to some old Bruce Springsteen tracks, and just as i zoomed in on Arkansas Bruce began singing Queen Of Arkansas, lol , might that be an omen.

MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 16:04:23 35.244 -92.358 7.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 13:06:50 35.263 -92.361 6.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 3.2 2011/02/18 12:18:24 35.269 -92.369 6.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.7 2011/02/18 11:53:34 35.259 -92.346 7.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.3 2011/02/18 08:13:35 35.271 -92.377 6.3 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 06:10:32 35.255 -92.355 7.2 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 05:02:02 35.264 -92.361 5.6 ARKANSAS
MAP 4.0 2011/02/18 04:59:50 35.257 -92.370 5.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:42:25 35.255 -92.355 7.1 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.6 2011/02/18 04:24:19 35.258 -92.355 7.4 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.9 2011/02/18 02:30:13 35.261 -92.375 7.0 ARKANSAS
MAP 2.5 2011/02/18 01:24:29 35.254 -92.339 5.9 ARKANSAS

Source:earthquake.usgs.gov...

A few things:

We have another incoming flare.

We have just has a M6.6 flare from the Sun Source

Yesterday the USGS had on Their list the 3.8 as being significant. Today, this quake has been removed and the 4.3 has been put in it's place - no mention of the 3.8 or the 4.0. Source on top on the right hand side.

They had better hope there isn't a unknown magma chamber where They are drilling. Add Pressurized Diesel Fuel or the like to a magma chamber and it will blow this earth right out of orbit. --- And They want to do this near Yellowstone ---- as Robin said = insane!

I have been following all the fracking, earthquake, and volcanoe threads for last couple months very intently.

I wish the best to all those who are aware and doing there best to engage in what is considered "the right thing" to do. My thoughts, prayers and best wishes to all!

Robin Marks:
I live in MB, Canada, and am going to be protesting and raising hell over the 300 new fracking wells going to be drilled in SW MB.

www.4029tv.com...

Any Arkansas people to report in??

Feeling any of these?


Any California people reporting in?

They just had a 3.3 out there

reply to post by PuterMan


I should have included the link, it linked to the same article that was referred to earlier in this thread, nothing new to see.

Title of article -Ark. cities feel unexplained surge in earthquakes

Link

I do not know how to copy the picture of the chart, but here is the url

Yahoo Chart

Originally posted by rinowilli

Originally posted by Robin Marks

Originally posted by Agarta
I Just spent an hour checking the news papers and news stations in Arkansas for reports on whats going on.
They are reporting a few quakes individually but the Escort story is more important. It figures.

Do you get the feeling the media is downplaying the story?
Or do you think they're being lulled into apathy by the officials?

Edit to say, by my rough count, since this flurry began on the 15th, there has been about 115 quakes of varying magnitudes. Of course the lists provided by the USGS do not have all the smaller ones on it. Even the ones from the 15th have yet to show up.

edit on 18-2-2011 by Robin Marks because: (no reason given)

....so being a newby here to ATS and not quite losing my computer tech virginity quite yet but trying to learn as i go, i found a local news sight that has links to numerous stories on all these quakes we've had here in Arkansas of past weeks....www.4029tv.com... i would try to link it properly but .....well ya

Yes, the media is starting to take notice. It's hard to ignore buildings shaking and a large group of residents alarmed and blaming the drilling. But most of the reports are cursory. They don't get into detail and some avoid the topic of fracking and just list the quakes. The best report has been from the NY Times.

But all the reports fail to do enough research. Because they all miss the scientific proof that deep injection wells cause earthquakes. Someone post the Colordo research again, I don't have it handy. Man, I'm sloppy.

But here's the NY Times article.

www.nytimes.com...

reply to post by 9Cib27


Arkansan here....im located in Bella Vista, nothing here however in the link i posted there were reports of Springdale and Fayetteville feeling the 4.0 and 4.3 those two cities are located in Washington Co. to my South