jsharr ★ Posted January 6, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 6, 2015 Dallas is the new L.A. We have earthquakes. One just hit our building. One loud sort of bang, building shook, or more rightly "jumped" or "dropped". I felt my chair leave the ground. It was not shaky or a series of tremors. It felt like something literally hit and moved a 26 story building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 6, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 6, 2015 Holy crap. Are you still alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted January 6, 2015 Holy crap. Are you still alive? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 6, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 6, 2015 I'm sorry to hear that. Will you keep posting anyhow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 6, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 6, 2015 Wow...wonder about the damn in Grapevine....If I remember correctly...it blew out the spring before I moved to Lewisville...due to flooding then...but I would guess a quake could mess that stuff up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 6, 2015 Share #6 Posted January 6, 2015 did you wet your pants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 6, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 6, 2015 it was only a 3.5 you people are sissies! I though Texas was all about going big or go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted January 6, 2015 There is a ton of fracking going on all over Texas. The oil money has so far been able to fight this, but fracking bans are being put in place in north Texas. It was still very surreal and not at all what I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted January 6, 2015 Share #9 Posted January 6, 2015 There is a ton of fracking going on all over Texas. The oil money has so far been able to fight this, but fracking bans are being put in place in north Texas. It was still very surreal and not at all what I expected. What are you talking about??? Did you hit your head when you peed your pants and fell off your chair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 7, 2015 Share #10 Posted January 7, 2015 Maybe it was just Dallas's collective ass tightening up at the thought of another playoff loss versus the Packers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted January 7, 2015 so the one at 3 o clock was a 3.5 magnitude. The one we had about an hour ago was a 3.6 magnitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted January 7, 2015 And number 3 was a 2.9 around 8:10 tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 7, 2015 Share #13 Posted January 7, 2015 Anyone hurt, or any property damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted January 7, 2015 No reports of injuries or serious damage. 4 quakes today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 7, 2015 Share #15 Posted January 7, 2015 Glad you're okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 7, 2015 Share #16 Posted January 7, 2015 Seven so far. http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/north-texas-rattled-by-quake-estimated-to-be-in-the-mid-3-magnitude-range-per-usgs.html/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share #17 Posted January 7, 2015 Now up to 9 since Tuesday AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted January 8, 2015 Share #18 Posted January 8, 2015 Any bets on whether or not these earthquakes are caused by fracking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted January 8, 2015 Any bets on whether or not these earthquakes are caused by fracking? They are related for sure. But not to the actual fracking. They are caused by the high pressure injection wells used to "dispose" of the water that is separated from the gas and oil that is recovered after the fracking. I think it is analogous to lots of rain causing mud slides. Water, esp. oily waste water is injected under pressure thousands of feet under the ground. I think it travels between layers and they get loose and slide or shift and you end up with earthquakes. I am not a geologist or petroleum engineer and I have not stayed in a Holiday Inn Express lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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