Another OK earthquake at around 9:00 a.m. Central??? (Vanity)

[melissa_in_ga]

Sorry for the vanity, but I have heard from several family members in Oklahoma. They say there was another after-shock measuring 5.7 around an hour ago. Has anyone heard this yet? I can't find any news on it.

I'm now wondering whether this swarm is made up of fore-shocks, since, if this latest one is verified, they keep getting larger.

[melissa_in_ga]

Any USGSer's out there?

[melissa_in_ga]

My bad...there should be a big fat question mark on the title. I have no verification.

[dirtboy]

There was a 5.6 earlier today, most recent aftershock was a 4.0:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/35.37.-98.-96_eqs.php

MAP 4.0 2011/11/06 15:07:06 35.546 -96.896 5.0 5 km ( 3 mi) N of Meeker, OK
MAP 3.2 2011/11/06 11:20:23 35.525 -96.883 5.0 3 km ( 2 mi) NNE of Meeker, OK
MAP 3.0 2011/11/06 11:16:20 35.523 -96.844 4.9 6 km ( 3 mi) ENE of Meeker, OK
MAP 3.4 2011/11/06 11:03:52 35.539 -96.825 5.0 8 km ( 5 mi) S of Sparks, OK
MAP 3.9 2011/11/06 10:52:35 35.567 -96.797 5.0 5 km ( 3 mi) SSE of Sparks, OK
MAP 4.0 2011/11/06 09:39:57 35.506 -96.865 5.0 3 km ( 2 mi) ENE of Meeker, OK
MAP 3.4 2011/11/06 09:22:04 35.585 -96.823 5.0 3 km ( 2 mi) S of Sparks, OK
MAP 2.7 2011/11/06 08:14:12 35.474 -96.794 5.0 7 km ( 4 mi) NNE of Johnson, OK
MAP 3.2 2011/11/06 07:32:40 35.544 -96.901 4.9 5 km ( 3 mi) N of Meeker, OK
MAP 3.8 2011/11/06 06:31:10 35.559 -96.874 5.0 7 km ( 4 mi) NNE of Meeker, OK
MAP 3.0 2011/11/06 04:54:00 35.540 -96.687 5.0 6 km ( 4 mi) N of Prague, OK
MAP 3.6 2011/11/06 04:03:41 35.554 -96.760 5.0 8 km ( 5 mi) SE of Sparks, OK
MAP 5.6 2011/11/06 03:53:10 35.537 -96.747 5.0 8 km ( 5 mi) NW of Prague, OK

[melissa_in_ga]

Thanks. They said it was a 5.7, but I just pulled up the map, and it didn’t look as large. Rocking and rolling this weekend, for sure.

[null and void]

4.0 at 9:07

[Texas Fossil]

Map link showing recent quakes around Meeker area.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/35.37.-98.-96.gif

[mnehring]

They said there were about 40 aftershocks. I just hope these are aftershocks and not precursors.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>They said there were about 40 aftershocks. I just hope these are aftershocks and not precursors.

I hope this activity isn’t relieving tectonic stresses in one place only to have them build in another to let go at a later date... in places like... The New Madrid region.

[Cowgirl of Justice]

Looking at this map, there are so many recent earthquakes in teh US, I second your thoughts.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/

[BenLurkin]

[BenLurkin]

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 4.0
Date-Time Sunday, November 06, 2011 at 15:07:06 UTC
Sunday, November 06, 2011 at 09:07:06 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 35.546°N, 96.896°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles)
Region OKLAHOMA
Distances 24 km (14 miles) N of Shawnee, Oklahoma
57 km (35 miles) E of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
59 km (36 miles) SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
61 km (37 miles) NE of Norman, Oklahoma

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.2 km (8.2 miles); depth +/- 0.9 km (0.6 miles)
Parameters NST= 76, Nph= 88, Dmin=108 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=5
Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

[melissa_in_ga]

Right after I posted I found the map! My family is in Tulsa, and some of my mom’s in-laws are in SE OKC. I hope this isn’t a portent of things to come for them.

[bigheadfred]

This should make ya happier than a pig in mud.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php?area=usa&lang=eng

[melissa_in_ga]

What the heck is that???? That’s a fascinating link! Thanks!

[bigheadfred]

RSOE EDIS

National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications
Emergency and Disaster Information Service - EDIS
Elnok u. 1, Budapest, Hungary-1089

link to main page

http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index.php?lang=eng

Now tell me you are happier than a pig in mud. ;-))

[melissa_in_ga]

I’m happier than a pig in mud. :)

[bigheadfred]

And then there were two.

[freedumb2003]

Hey, when I moved to Texas from California this month I brough the rain I promised. I had NO intention of bringing earthquakes to nearby states...

[TEXOKIE]

We felt it last night in northern Oklahoma. It lasted SEVERAL seconds. Shook our chairs we were sitting in.

Not a USGSer, but have studied geology in the past. Pinging geologist to comment.

This article was brought to my attention by another FReeper several months ago. Food for thought...and it was printed in 2002.

http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2002/11nov/rift_zone.cfm

I don’t think we should be fearful, I DO believe that people who are inclined to do so should pray for God to intercede to stabilize the earth. Our Lord is the Open Door Which No Man Can Shut. If He lives in our hearts, then our prayers bring forth the opening of that Door for God’s intercession, imho. But also imho, the bottom line is to pray without fear!

[TEXOKIE]

LOL! now it’s MY bad! I didnt read your title closely! I saw “earthquake” and “Oklahoma” and was thinking of last night.

We did not feel the one you are questioning about this morning in northern Oklahoma.