UNCONFIRMED: WAS IRANIAN WEEKEND EARTHQUAKE A NUCLEAR TEST?

Wordpress.com ^ | 10/31/09 | Joel Rosenberg

[standingfirm]

Something to keep an eye on...

[nuconvert]

In a word ......No

[Tijeras_Slim]

Not a chance.

[surfer]

I am waiting to see what the API says about it!

[skully]

Depth was reported at 35 miles.

Way too deep for a nuclear test.-F15Eagle

I had seen reports where the depth was closer to 20 miles, but either way your point about it being way too deep is correct.

[standingfirm]

True, but the article talks about the nuclear test “triggering” the earthquake, not that the test was an earthquake. I certainly hope it’s not true.

[Young Werther]

A 39.36 Rumble was felt in Lubbock. The Teches evaluated the situation and put Texas in a HOLE.

Tech climbs to no #2 and Texas falls to 6th!

[MAD-AS-HELL]

why don’t we drop one on them and see if we get the same results. If so, then we can clearly say they were testing a bomb! :P

[ReignOfError]

If every Iranian earthquake is a nuclear test, they must have one hell of an arsenal; they’ve had 119 reported quakes in the last month.

[ASA Vet]

Something to keep an eye on...

Here's some help keeping your eye on it.

IIEES Iran data

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I’m certain if they were planning a nuclear test, they’d wait until Wednesday.

[pabianice]

Relax. President Obama will tame Iran.

[VaBthang4]

The USGS website has the epicenter at 26.533°N, 54.985°E which puts it out in the Persian Gulf waters and 18 miles deep.

[Godzilla]

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. USGS site makes it pretty clear that this wasn’t a nuke test - it was located on the shore of the Persian gulf for mercy sake.

[sionnsar]

ping

[KarlInOhio]

I've heard that earthquakes and nuclear bombs are easy to tell apart with a seismograph.

Earthquakes gradually build up: rumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumble

Nuclear bombs don't build up

BOOM!rumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumblerumble

[Cheetahcat]

I’m sure Pooty-Poot is ready to use Iran as his proxy to achieve certain goals. Certainly not the least of which, reducing or eliminating American influence in the Middle East.

Like a strait of Hormuz incident to test a new President?

[Defiant]

Probably not. But too bad...if it was, it would be worth 5 points to John McCain. Imagine Bush coming to the press room today with an announcement that Iran has just gone nuclear.