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COL Mustard

(5,897 posts) Fri Sep 4, 2020, 06:43 AM Sep 2020

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Earthquake on the Florida-Alabama Line

I guess somebody threw a mullet too hard at the Flora Bama.

https://www.tampabay.com/weather/2020/09/03/an-earthquake-hit-florida-on-thursday-how-often-does-that-happen/

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Earthquake on the Florida-Alabama Line (Original Post) COL Mustard Sep 2020 OP

I've studied the New Madrid, Mississippi earthquakes of 1811-1812. This is well documented abqtommy Sep 2020 #1

Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee. LastDemocratInSC Sep 2020 #4

Out in California we call this earthquake weather... Rollo Sep 2020 #2

Wow Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #3

I wonder if fracking helped it along...... nt mitch96 Sep 2020 #5

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

1. I've studied the New Madrid, Mississippi earthquakes of 1811-1812. This is well documented

Reply to COL Mustard (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 06:51 AM

Sep 2020

as the most powerful earthquakes that have ever occurred east of the Rocky Mountains here in the U.S.

link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes

link: https://www.britannica.com/event/New-Madrid-earthquakes-of-1811-1812

LastDemocratInSC

(3,647 posts)

4. Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee.

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 08:25 AM

Sep 2020

Was created by one of the 1811 / 1812 quakes.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)

2. Out in California we call this earthquake weather...

Reply to COL Mustard (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 06:54 AM

Sep 2020

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. Wow

Reply to COL Mustard (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 07:02 AM

Sep 2020

Seems a bit unusual.

mitch96

(13,904 posts)

5. I wonder if fracking helped it along...... nt

Reply to COL Mustard (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 08:26 AM

Sep 2020

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