They must have greatly offended their god to be punished in such a way.

Oklahoma needs to quickly abandon their sinful lifestyle.

Dear Jerk: /made me miss California

There's a cure for that. Ask your doctor if Euthanasia is right for you.

Nullav: Damn Earth, stop making Tulsa worse.

You can have my spot in Portland if you really think Tulsa sucks. Then you can learn about what it's like to live in a truly shiatty city.

simon_bar_sinister: Or is this just extreme lack of intoxication on my part?

I've been so sober it shook the earth before. Sucks.

What is weird is that I have read that Radon is released before an earthquake and also during a solar storm. So my Radon detector usually reads 1.8, but on Monday went to 4.5 (never goes this high) and then last 2 days at 5.1. So was this due to it being fall, a pending EQ or CME. It seems one of them did this.
Anyone have an answer?

Oh I am in Atlanta.

Mentat: Amishrabbit: USGS site says the largest historical Okie quake was a 5.5 in 1952. Grew up in California, where a 5 usually falls on the "naaah" side of the "do I bother getting up" threshold. So, a mid-5 every sixty years or so doesn't seem so bad, even if it is a record-breaker.

This is the second noticeable one we've had in two years. Last years was smaller but closer to me and I thought maybe a train had derailed. This years sounded like a strong wind gust shaking the building.

And don't worry about the California farkers. They'll get theirs the next time they get an inch of rain.

RAIN POUNDS THE SOUTHLAND!! Will you survive? Will your family survive?? TUNE INTO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11 TO FIND OUT!!

/every farking time two drops of rain hit your windshield.
//grow some balls, western California.

meat0918: Yes, we should all be giddy if one of the world's largest economies goes sliding into the sea.

The marvelous thing about economics is the rest of the country will be better off for it, since that economic activity's gotta go somewhere.

pyrion: If it makes you feel any better, it could be a lot worse, you could be using mud brick. Liquefaction kicks in then, meaning a decently-sized surface quake will cause the building to turn into quicksand. Anytime the middle-east gets nailed by one, this is the #1 cause of the mass casualties.

It's also why Oregonians laugh at Californian idiots that buy houses on hills. Every time there's an earthquake in Oregon, any unpaved surface that's had rain on it in the last week turns to shiat pudding.

Enigmamf: I see it more as people being excited than scared. It's all fun and games, at least until someone dies.

Then it's a new game, called "find the body!"

Great Porn Dragon: a) I'm hoping all of this isn't foreshocks to a Right Proper Earthquake--and I think Oklahoma's seismic codes may be worse than out on the East Coast (where even a six-pointer caused some non-negligible damage).

Unlikely; having a bunch of little earthquakes reduces the chances of a catastrophic event. Six-pointers can do a moderate amount of damage even where the earthquake code is more strictly enforced.

b) This had better not wake up New Madrid or the Wabash Fault, both of which would have me as Screwed Without Lube in the event those go off...

Mostly because those aren't firing off the little quakes frequently like the Sparks fault has been the last few days.

davidphogan: Well over 10% of the US population lives in California. It shouldn't be a shock that a lot of Californians move everywhere.

Yes, but why don't they assimilate to the local culture at all? If they want California, they know where to find it.

Snarfangel: grundge69: I'm also in Wichita. I bet California is laughing at us like we laugh at out-of-staters when there is a tornado.

Well, it falls between "doorbell" and "car alarm" on the California scale. Someone might bring it up in conversation the next day, unless the weather report was more exciting.

I'm a Californian and I can tell you we get a LOT of quakes... Under 4.5. Look at the historical USGS data; there hasn't been much in the way of quakes since '89. A 5.6 would make news out here. Heck, thunderclaps get people excited out here, let alone tornados.

GladGirl: Amishrabbit: USGS site says the largest historical Okie quake was a 5.5 in 1952. Grew up in California, where a 5 usually falls on the "naaah" side of the "do I bother getting up" threshold. So, a mid-5 every sixty years or so doesn't seem so bad, even if it is a record-breaker.

I call bullshiat on California's supposed jadedness. I've lived in San Francisco for nearly 11 years, and we've only had one quake bigger than a 5 during that time. Whenever something bigger than a 3.5 strikes around here, it's big news and people get all wound up and on edge. We like to pretend we're too cool to get riled up over quakes, but we're big pussies in the end.

I have lived in Santa Clara the same amount of time and agree 100%.

pyrion: Being that southern California is more exposed to bedrock, particularly San Diego, our earthquakes are less worrisome and more "that was fun, can we do it again?"

That definitely doesn't include Los Angeles, though - the whole basin will liquify in an earthquake.

I saw an interesting simulation of a 7.7 on the San Andreas fault (not really a Big One, but pretty close) - basically the San Andreas will funnel all its energy at LA, which will be amplified by the alluvial sediment - but San Diego will be relatively unscathed. Relatively.

Terashake (65MB).

PsiChi: That book thing is horrible everywhere - how do they get away with that? But I gotta disagree with you on the price of an education being the only redeeming feature. The people are nice, too, and that might be one thing you look back on fondly if you ever decide to leave it.

Yeah, if you're straight, white and Christian, maybe.

Spartan_Manhandler: PsiChi: That book thing is horrible everywhere - how do they get away with that? But I gotta disagree with you on the price of an education being the only redeeming feature. The people are nice, too, and that might be one thing you look back on fondly if you ever decide to leave it.

Yeah, if you're straight, white and Christian, maybe.

...hadn't noticed that most of Oklahoma falls into the "not necessarily straight, red, not necessarily christian" category, eh?

Baloo Uriza: ...hadn't noticed that most of Oklahoma falls into the "not necessarily straight, red, not necessarily christian" category, eh?

82.5% white, 82% Christian according to the 2010 census. Go to Antlers, Atoka or Stringtown and ask anybody where "N***ertown" is, and they'll gladly tell you.

BeatrixK: Any KC-area farkers feel it?

We felt it in Eastern Jackson County. My husband asked me if I had put a load of laundry in because every time the washer hits the spin cycle it makes the bed shake. No laundry going so I had him check outside to see if the wind was blowing. We live on a hill so when a good storm rolls through sometimes it shakes the house quite a bit. He said all the trees looked pretty still, so we figured it must have been an earthquake.

I'd like to mention that we weren't in anyway scared or freaked out. Feeling an earthquake is a novelty for us since we rarely get them in this area of the country and we thought it was pretty cool.

Teknowaffle: But don't let science get in the way of fear and misinformation.

Actually, if you look up the science, you will find that statistically fracking does cause earthquakes. There is no proof that it caused this particular one, but there is better than 99% proof that it does cause earthquakes.

It is a calculated risk. In some cases, small earthquakes can decrease the chance of a major earthquake later on. Little is known about the statistics, though, so the small earthquakes could just as easily increase the risk of a bigger one.

The benzine in the water is also statistically tied to hydraulic fracturing, although that is a lot less common since they cut back on benzine.

So you might be misinformed. At least the science says that you are.

Baloo Uriza: pyrion: If it makes you feel any better, it could be a lot worse, you could be using mud brick. Liquefaction kicks in then, meaning a decently-sized surface quake will cause the building to turn into quicksand. Anytime the middle-east gets nailed by one, this is the #1 cause of the mass casualties.

It's also why Oregonians laugh at Californian idiots that buy houses on hills. Every time there's an earthquake in Oregon, any unpaved surface that's had rain on it in the last week turns to shiat pudding.

That's the secondary problem we have with wildfires, after the fire itself obviously. All the brush gets burned away, thus there's nothing to hold all that dirt in place when the rains hit.

Enigmamf: pyrion: Being that southern California is more exposed to bedrock, particularly San Diego, our earthquakes are less worrisome and more "that was fun, can we do it again?"

That definitely doesn't include Los Angeles, though - the whole basin will liquify in an earthquake.

Yeah, my geology prof warned our class not to buy a house in Temecula, as it's apparently the absolute worst place in SoCal to own property from a geological perspective.

Spartan_Manhandler: Baloo Uriza: ...hadn't noticed that most of Oklahoma falls into the "not necessarily straight, red, not necessarily christian" category, eh?

82.5% white, 82% Christian according to the 2010 census. Go to Antlers, Atoka or Stringtown and ask anybody where "N***ertown" is, and they'll gladly tell you.

Are you talking about the same Choctaw Nation I delivered mail to all those towns you're talking about in? If so, not sure what you were doing wrong to get that experience.

GladGirl: Amishrabbit: USGS site says the largest historical Okie quake was a 5.5 in 1952. Grew up in California, where a 5 usually falls on the "naaah" side of the "do I bother getting up" threshold. So, a mid-5 every sixty years or so doesn't seem so bad, even if it is a record-breaker.

I call bullshiat on California's supposed jadedness. I've lived in San Francisco for nearly 11 years, and we've only had one quake bigger than a 5 during that time. Whenever something bigger than a 3.5 strikes around here, it's big news and people get all wound up and on edge. We like to pretend we're too cool to get riled up over quakes, but we're big pussies in the end.

"We", eh? Well, welcome to the state anyway, newcomer.

I felt it (or an aftershock) in Dallas at about 10:54 PM.

My first earthquake. Freaky. Just a little shaking, nothing fell off the walls. Still unsettling.

krackpipe: "We", eh? Well, welcome to the state anyway, newcomer.

I wouldn't exactly call that newcomer behavior. Californians are disaster pussies of the highest order.

Baloo Uriza: krackpipe: "We", eh? Well, welcome to the state anyway, newcomer.

I wouldn't exactly call that newcomer behavior. Californians are disaster pussies of the highest order.

Oh, a troll! FarkinA! Cool. Where you from, troll?

krackpipe: Baloo Uriza: krackpipe: "We", eh? Well, welcome to the state anyway, newcomer.

I wouldn't exactly call that newcomer behavior. Californians are disaster pussies of the highest order.

Oh, a troll! FarkinA! Cool. Where you from, troll?

0/10

Accusing others of trolling does not make your trolling less obvious.

zaier: krackpipe: Baloo Uriza: krackpipe: "We", eh? Well, welcome to the state anyway, newcomer.

I wouldn't exactly call that newcomer behavior. Californians are disaster pussies of the highest order.

Oh, a troll! FarkinA! Cool. Where you from, troll?

0/10

Accusing others of trolling does not make your trolling less obvious.

I call out someone for throwing insults, so now you have something to say? Same to you then: 0/10. Get lost.

Baloo Uriza: Northern Californians are disaster pussies of the highest order.

FTFY.

The entire public consists of disaster pussies.

pyrion: Baloo Uriza: Northern Californians pyrion is are disaster pussies a pussy of the highest order.

FTFY.

FTFY, pyrion. Any complaints?

nukeim: The entire public consists of disaster pussies.

Appears there's truth in that one. Like to think we do our best. Still...

The earthquake was interesting. When it hit, my friends and I were playing Ascension (a card game for nerds). We're about 20 miles from the epicenter, in Shawnee, and got about 30 - 40 seconds of house-rattling vibrations and low-frequency rumbling. No damage at my friends' house, but a few things had fallen over and broken when I got home.

Interesting, but nothing to get upset about.

/Oklahoma farkers FTW

Snarfangel: grundge69: I'm also in Wichita. I bet California is laughing at us like we laugh at out-of-staters when there is a tornado.

Well, it falls between "doorbell" and "car alarm" on the California scale. Someone might bring it up in conversation the next day, unless the weather report was more exciting.

In Chicago it would rank between "Loma Prieta" and "Godzilla attack". Sad to say that the midwest is grossly underprepared for quakes, and it (at least the southern part) is due for a massive one sometime in the forseeable future. Any quake down south *would* have wide reaching ramifications due to our topography. One big jolt in the New Madrid zone and you can kiss Memphis and St. Louis goodbye. Those cities are simply not equipped to handle quakes like they probably should.

nukeim: The entire public consists of disaster pussies.

So, anytime you want to go jump in some lava? Surely you're not going to pussy out, are ya?

fn129: One big jolt in the New Madrid zone and you can kiss Memphis and St. Louis goodbye. Those cities are simply not equipped to handle quakes like they probably should.

In much the same regard, one freak hurricane in California would effectively wash half the state away.

/wouldn't even need to be from the storm surge

farkingatwork: nukeim: The entire public consists of disaster pussies.

So, anytime you want to go jump in some lava? Surely you're not going to pussy out, are ya?

Are there dancin' girls in there? I'm down.

nukeim: farkingatwork: nukeim: The entire public consists of disaster pussies.

So, anytime you want to go jump in some lava? Surely you're not going to pussy out, are ya?

Are there dancin' girls in there? I'm down.

I'm sure Pele is dancing down there. From what I understand, she's pretty hot.

pyrion: fn129: One big jolt in the New Madrid zone and you can kiss Memphis and St. Louis goodbye. Those cities are simply not equipped to handle quakes like they probably should.

In much the same regard, one freak hurricane in California would effectively wash half the state away.

/wouldn't even need to be from the storm surge

True that. Luckily the cool water temps and favorable steering winds keep those at bay.

Baloo Uriza: DingleberryMoose: [www.rivalwear.com image 173x225]

If this keeps happening, they'll just pick up and move.

Cute shirt. Not entirely accurate, but still funny.

Yep. Oklahoma's like Barry Manilow music: deep down you don't really hate it, but it's fun to make fun of it.

For the umpteenth time: CA cannot and will not "slide into the ocean".

Worst case scenario: San Andreas rips big time, the western half of CA abruptly shifts north 10-30 feet.

Enigmamf:
That definitely doesn't include Los Angeles, though - the whole basin will liquify in an earthquake.

I saw an interesting simulation of a 7.7 on the San Andreas fault (not really a Big One, but pretty close) - basically the San Andreas will funnel all its energy at LA, which will be amplified by the alluvial sediment - but San Diego will be relatively unscathed. Relatively.

Wrong terminology. While a lot of LA is built on sediment deposited by thousands of years of erosion from the San Gabriel Mountains there is very little "liquid" in the topsoil, so you won't see puddles of water erupting from the ground like in San Francisco in 1989 or more recently in Tokyo last March. Correct that the sediment itself will be the amplifier, but it's much like vibrating a box of sand: no water involved.

The sediment amplification will be similar to Mexico City in 1985 where the ancient lake bed the city was built on caused the earthquake waveforms to amplify and reflect off the surrounding mountains like a bowl of Jell-O. LA more than likely won't face such a quake which was a subduction zone quake (where plates are sliding underneath each other, rather than sliding past each other like in CA), responsible for the devestation of Japan, Chile, and the Indian Ocean. However if you look at Japan and even Chile, it showed that having strict building codes allowed the majority of structures to survive with little to no damage: most of the devastation in Japan was from the tsunami, not the quake which was much more powerful (9.0) than anything than the San Andreas could put out at which is generally thought to be a 7.5 - 8.5 (based on research of previous quakes).

Now Seattle, that scares me more. Right off a subduction zone, and overdue for a 9-ish quake. Not much time to escape a tsunami. Expect it to be much worse than what happened in Japan. Much as I hate hipsters, I don't want to see this happen anytime soon.

pyrion: Baloo Uriza: Northern Californians are disaster pussies of the highest order.

FTFY.

No, more like Western. Fixed it for you.