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Post by papaof2 on Nov 12, 2023 0:34:06 GMT -6
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=29.61167,-188.4375&extent=62.67414,-111.00586&sort=oldest&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc Map and listing of earthquakes magnitude 2.5 or greater on 11/11/2023 and 11/12/2023 along the Pacific Northwest fault that runs along Alaska, Washington, Oregon and into California. You can search the earthquake catalog for place, time, magnitude: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/Another place to keep you busy for an hour or two ;-) Possibly a place to bookmark if you live near a significant fault... you know, like the one that caused the Mississippi river to run backward and fill up Reelfoot Lake.
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Post by feralferret on Nov 12, 2023 1:27:30 GMT -6
Already have the website in my bookmarks. I am close enough to the New Madrid Fault that I like to occasionally check for any signs of activity.
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Post by papaof2 on Nov 12, 2023 2:12:08 GMT -6
I though that was a possibility.
When I worked in Memphis, I occasionally had to go to a couple of small towns in northern Mississippi. The one day there was a noticeable earthquake in Memphis, I was on the road to one of those towns and the road was so bad I didn't know there'd been any kind of a shaker until I got back to the office and people were talking about what shook and rattled. I'd always complained about the roads when I had to go to those two places so I think my opinions were validated: I couldn't tell there had been an earthquake, even if a small one.
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Post by feralferret on Nov 12, 2023 3:33:58 GMT -6
Thanks to an unnamed friend who has been in a position to see the actual disaster plan for Kansas City, MO, I know for a fact that if the New Madrid triggers with an 8 or larger earthquake, casualties are expected here. It won't be nearly as bad as to the southeast, but will still cause some damage.
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Post by papaof2 on Nov 12, 2023 17:17:18 GMT -6
There's probably a way to automate bringing that map up for 50 - 100 miles around you and having the PC do some "WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP!"
when the counts, intensity and distance hit your personal Get Out Of Dodge (GOOD) trigger, as in GOOD time to leave.
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Post by gipsy on Nov 12, 2023 17:35:11 GMT -6
If there is already shakin' it's too late to leave
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Post by papaof2 on Nov 12, 2023 18:18:21 GMT -6
Not always. The USGS site tracks things of 2.5 or greater magnitude. A swarm of 2.5 to 3.5 that's 100 miles away and moving your way says serious problems might be coming but you still have time to get your bugout bag and leave.
But that depends on the fault and how familiar you are with its warning signs.
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