Earthquake - 3.0 M - SOUTH DAKOTA

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[Keith in Iowa]

3.0 M - SOUTH DAKOTA

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	3.0 M
Date-Time	16 Jan 2012 13:41:10 UTC 16 Jan 2012 06:41:10 near epicenter 16 Jan 2012 07:41:10 standard time in your timezone
Location	43.446N 103.051W
Depth	5 km
Distances	22 km (14 miles) ESE (104 degrees) of Buffalo Gap, SD 30 km (18 miles) SSE (154 degrees) of Fairburn, SD 33 km (20 miles) NNE (27 degrees) of Oelrichs, SD 362 km (225 miles) NNE (27 degrees) of Fort Collins, CO 443 km (275 miles) NNE (20 degrees) of Denver, CO
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.5 km; Vertical
Parameters	Nph = 9; Dmin = 109.2 km; Rmss = 1.21 seconds; Gp = 151° M-type = M; Version = 7
Event ID	US 2012vva8

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Disclaimer

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Sorry my post sounded condescending.

It just struck me first thing, this would be something liberals would eagerly use to block drilling, and my first reaction was to point out it’s not a big thing.

Sorry it ended up sounding like I might be calling your post insignificant. Unfortunate choice of words on my part.

:D

Mea culpa.

[ClearCase_guy]

I doubt that fracking causes earthquakes. I see that theory as more arrogance on the part of man. "When we move water around, the very earth shakes at our feet! We are powerful!"

But, let's just suppose that for a moment that fracking does cause earthquakes. 3.0? Who cares? I suspect that we could have 3.0 earthquakes on a daily basis and suffer no ill effects. Such a small price to pay for home-grown energy.

Now, if we were being hit by a rash of 9.0 earthquakes, I might say that we need an investigation into fracking before we suffer serious loss of life. But that isn't happening.

[AnTiw1]

"Caused by fracking!"

Then they should 'frack' DC til the earth opens up and swallows it! FrackUBO!

[The Sons of Liberty]

How is Mt. Rushmore?

[reaganaut]

I’m guessing from the distances this was either out in the Black Hills or Badlands.

I grew up in CA right on the faultline and don’t notice anything under 4.5.

[WKUHilltopper]

“the Russians gave it a 2.7”

LOL...well played!

[ErnBatavia]

I hope it didn’t knock all the knick-knacks off the shelves at Wall Drug.

[Utah Binger]

Whew, had me worried for a moment. Looks like the boys are still intact.

[bigdaddy45]

A 3.0?? Okay, who farted.....

[BubbaJunebug]

I-90 will be closed tomorrow across South Dakota. They are hauling a 200-ton lump of coal so they can add Obama to Mount Rushmore. They couldn’t find a 200-ton piece of sh*t that would stick.

[Utah Binger]

Good one! LOL. Elsie of Indiana will love this as will reaganaut.

[reaganaut]

I was at a small county fair talent show and church service in SD with my aunt and uncle and someone told a similar joke. Interestingly enough they apologized in advance to any Democrats in the audience (there was 1 btw), no apologies for what may be considered racism, but they didn’t want to offend the ONE Democrat out of about 200 people there.

[Deaf Smith]

Okay, I googled *hauling a 200-ton lump of coal* to find the story of the move and instead got 351K hits for “To add Obama to Mount Rushmore”.

[Godzilla]

Not really, this one is located on the southern margin of the black hills where I’d expect to see one.

[Elsie]

Caused by fracking!

Please!

No MORMON curses as children may be reading this!

[Elsie]

How is Mt. Rushmore?

Not bad in the Spring or Fall; but the winters can be brutal and the summers VERY scorching!

[Elsie]

You disrespect our Dear Leader.

I will now go nuclear on you!

[Utah Binger]

Whoa! Are you forgetting your own approach to reports. I’m only reporting/quoting the source, BubbaJunebug. I did not disrespect the dumb bastard that you have now called “Dear Leader”. LOL

[Utah Binger]

I will now go nu-cu-lar on you!

There! Fixed it for you.

[Tennessee Nana]

Take me back to the Black hills
The Black Hills of Dakota