Madison Ohio Earthquake

[RustyBourneHorse]

https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/08/28/40-magnitude-earthquake-reported-near-madison/

Apparently, we get earthquakes in Cleveland. I did not know that. I thought I felt some shaking while I was writing a large thread earlier, but I wasn't sure what it was. Turns out, a town a bit north of me just had an earthquake. I thought all we got was snow lol. Apparently, we get earthquakes too.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

I have a felt a few here in Oklahoma, had a couple that were in the 5.5 range which given the area is very decent. Pretty sure hydraulic fracking is to blame.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I have a felt a few here in Oklahoma, had a couple that were in the 5.5 range which given the area is very decent. Pretty sure hydraulic fracking is to blame.

Maybe, I'm not sure if we do that here in Cleveland. Either way. It's certainly surprising to find that we get earthquakes in Ohio.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Maybe, I'm not sure if we do that here in Cleveland. Either way. It's certainly surprising to find that we get earthquakes in Ohio.

I bet is is, a few of the ones i have witnessed at first i thought a semi truck was driving through the front door lol.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I bet is is, a few of the ones i have witnessed at first i thought a semi truck was driving through the front door lol.

Haha, I felt my mattress shake a bit, but that was about it.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Haha, I felt my mattress shake a bit, but that was about it.

We had a 4.0 back in April, first thing wife said was what was that? lol.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

We had a 4.0 back in April, first thing wife said was what was that? lol.

Haha, yes, and then it becomes a shock when you realise it was an earthquake.

 

[SlammedZero]

We had one in Boise about 3 years ago. It was a 6.5 with the epicenter about 73 miles north of Boise. I was in the drive-thru getting dinner and I actually thought my truck was running rough at first. I kept looking down at my RPMs, seeing they where normal, and wondering what was going on. Then I finally put it all together. lol

Idaho is actually ranked 5th in the nation for highest risk of earthquakes.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

We had one a few years ago. I tho it was an explosion but did not hear a boom. Later it was reported to have been an earthquake. Do not recall having one before that here in WV.
WV has had a Widespread fracking activities for gas. Some speculate that ig had something to do with the earthquake. I do not know but we have a couple more since.

 

[Runwildboys]

We had one about 10 years ago in CT. What an odd sensation. I always thought the ground moved up and down, but it actually a side to side motion.

IIRC, the epicenter was a couple hundred miles away.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

We had one in Boise about 3 years ago. It was a 6.5 with the epicenter about 73 miles north of Boise. I was in the drive-thru getting dinner and I actually thought my truck was running rough at first. I kept looking down at my RPMs, seeing they where normal, and wondering what was going on. Then I finally put it all together. lol

Idaho is actually ranked 5th in the nation for highest risk of earthquakes.

My goodness, that'd be scary. Actually, the person who made my suit lives in the Boise area. The thing is, I didn't even know we got earthquakes until last night haha.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

We had one about 10 years ago in CT. What an odd sensation. I always thought the ground moved up and down, but it actually a side to side motion.

IIRC, the epicenter was a couple hundred miles away.

I was in the casino when the 5.5 hit, it was a side to side motion as well. Almost like the building was on skates

 

[Runwildboys]

I was in the casino when the 5.5 hit, it was a side to side motion as well. Almost like the building was on skates

Very disorienting.

 

[SlammedZero]

My goodness, that'd be scary. Actually, the person who made my suit lives in the Boise area. The thing is, I didn't even know we got earthquakes until last night haha.

Hey! Small world! And yes, Ohio definitely doesn't evoke the thought of "Earthquake" when you think of it. lol

 

[Vtwin]

We've had a few here in northern New England over the decades. One time I woke up thinking about the weird dream I had about an earthquake to later find everyone talking about the earthquake we had.

Another time I was alone in my apartment playing guitar with the amp cranked. I looked up to see actual waves going back and forth in the 20 gallon aquarium. I knew this amp cranked, but I didn't think it could cause that. Turns out I was right.

Maybe the coolest earth shaking event I witnessed was a cryoseism or ice-quake. If you've ever been on a frozen lake you've probably experienced a very similar thing. Expanding ice exerts pressure causing cracks and shifting of the ice you can hear and feel.

Now picture an unseasonably warm stretch with heavy rain followed by a very sudden drop to frigid temperatures, freezing all that water still in the surface layer. I've only experienced this once on land but the resulting quake woke me up from a dead sleep in the middle of the night and caused more damage state wide than any earthquake in my lifetime.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Hey! Small world! And yes, Ohio definitely doesn't evoke the thought of "Earthquake" when you think of it. lol

Oh, you're in Ohio too? Haha, fantastic!! I live on the east side of Cleveland. And you're right. Earthquake and Ohio don't usually go together in a sentence.

 

[Creeper]

We've had them here in NJ from time to time. Usually small, under 3.0 on the Richter scale.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

We've had them here in NJ from time to time. Usually small, under 3.0 on the Richter scale.

Sure, but it's strange when it happens in a place like NJ or Ohio when such places are not really known for earthquakes.

 

[SlammedZero]

Oh, you're in Ohio too? Haha, fantastic!! I live on the east side of Cleveland. And you're right. Earthquake and Ohio don't usually go together in a sentence.

No, sorry, I meant small world that I'm in Boise and your suit guy lives in Boise! Lol

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

No, sorry, I meant small world that I'm in Boise and your suit guy lives in Boise! Lol

Oh yeah lol!! Yeah, that is a small world!!