5/22/2013 — Arkansas 3.5M Earthquake at very large fracking operation

May 22, 2013 — Central Arkansas — a 3.5M Earthquake struck a large fracking operation.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nm052213h#summary

M3.5 – 16km N of Morrilton, Arkansas 2013-05-22 17:19:39 UTC

Event Time

1. 2013-05-22 17:19:39 UTC
2. 2013-05-22 12:19:39 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-22 12:19:39 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

35.299°N 92.715°W depth=5.5km (3.4mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 16km (10mi) N of Morrilton, Arkansas
2. 34km (21mi) NW of Conway, Arkansas
3. 38km (24mi) E of Russellville, Arkansas
4. 55km (34mi) NNW of Maumelle, Arkansas
5. 72km (45mi) NNW of Little Rock, Arkansas

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see the past documented fracking earthquakes here:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=frack&submit=Search

 

More information on the Arkansas frack well earthquakes going back the past 2 years :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=arkansas+fracking&submit=Search

5/21/2013 — Pipeline Earthquakes, and Dormant Volcanic movement

May 21, 2013 , in the early morning hours, an series of small earthquakes occurred along the edge of the North American craton (plate).

A 2.9M earthquake struck along a pipeline for a large fracking operation in Arkansas.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nm052113a#summary

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Also, a minor swarm resumed near the Yellowstone / Hells Half Acre dormant volcanoes.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/mb13637781#summary

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/mb28909#summary

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We’ve been seeing noticeable movement along the edge of the craton for the past 2 years almost.  Sizable movement in 2011, and 2012 , Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico.  Even North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Southeast Canada.

see the past fracking / dormant volcano earthquakes here:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=frack&submit=Search

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=dormant&submit=Search

 

Last 7 days of earthquakes (up to May 21, 2013 345pm CST) shows frack well earthquakes in OK, and CO, a fracking pipeline earthquake in AR, and multiple dormant volcanic earthquakes in ID, WY, MT surrounding the Yellowstone caldera.

To the Northeast , in Canada, you can see the ultimate result of the pressure that built to the south/west — first we saw movement at the fracking operations, then movement at the dormant volcanoes, finally then seeing larger movement up to the northeast in Canada at the EDGE of the craton.

This is proof that large scale pressure can build / transfer over a vast area, happening in just one weeks time.

Compare the diagram of the North American plate vs. the movement over the past 7 days.

Clearly, things are still in flux.

5/20/2013 — 6.8M Earthquake offshore of Chile — Swarm at Kuril Volcanoes — Fracking quakes continue

A large earthquake occurred off the shores of Chile, early AM May 20, 2013.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gzlm#summary

M6.8 – Off the coast of Aisen, Chile 2013-05-20 09:49:03 UTC

Event Time

1. 2013-05-20 09:49:03 UTC
2. 2013-05-20 04:49:03 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-20 04:49:03 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

44.927°S 80.639°W depth=10.0km (6.2mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 597km (371mi) WSW of Puerto Quellon, Chile
2. 606km (377mi) WSW of Chonchi, Chile
3. 616km (383mi) WSW of Castro, Chile
4. 626km (389mi) W of Puerto Aisen, Chile
5. 1535km (954mi) SSW of Santiago, Chile

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Also, worthy to note the obvious unrest across the Pacific plate at Kuril Islands, Russia (volcanic chain).  Happening in a solitary location, at multiple depths.

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Finally, also worthy to note the fracking earthquakes at the south edge of the North American Craton have began to pick up in pace… Colorado, and Oklahoma both showing movement:

Colorado Fracking / drilling operation 2.5M earthquake :

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gyvb#summary

Oklahoma Fracking drilling operation 2.9M earthquake :

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gzfa

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Use the Links here to monitor earthquakes nationally, and internationally:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/11302011-list-of-earthquake-links-for-global-monitoring/

5/19/2013 — Mexico Plume near dormant Volcano very close to Texas border

Late afternoon, going into sunset , May 18, 2013 (100UTC May 19, 2013) … several plumes appeared in central west Mexico — quickly followed by large prominent columns (steam or smoke?) produced near the Texas border.

Location .. somewhere very close to:

29°12’52.46″N , 102° 1’15.06″W

If you look at the area on Google earth, you will quickly come to see

1) It is a desert

2) There are several very old (dormant) volcanoes at this location

 

5/17/2013 — 4.4M earthquake — Ottawa, Canada — Craton movement continues

The northeast edge of the craton is moving.

If you have been following the movement at the fracking operations , and dormant volcanoes , then you were expecting this activity in the Northeast .

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gxna#summary

M4.4 – 19km NNE of Shawville, Canada 2013-05-17 13:43:22 UTC

Event Time

1. 2013-05-17 13:43:22 UTC
2. 2013-05-17 09:43:22 UTC-04:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-17 08:43:22 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

45.767°N 76.397°W depth=9.8km (6.1mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 19km (12mi) NNE of Shawville, Canada
2. 56km (35mi) E of Pembroke, Canada
3. 63km (39mi) WNW of Gatineau, Canada
4. 67km (42mi) NW of Ottawa, Canada
5. 74km (46mi) E of Petawawa, Canada

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As I said above, we were expecting this movement along the northeast edge of the craton (plate).

This expectation is because we been seeing earthquake activity building along the Southern / Western edge of the North American plate for the past several weeks.  

Fracking earthquakes in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.. also, we saw additional larger movement in Idaho / Wyoming at the dormant supervolcano (Yellowstone / Hells Half Acre / Lava Hot Springs, ID ).  Strangely, even a 4.0M earthquake at a Phosphate mine along the UT/WY border.

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All this previous activity, covered in a post I made on May 14, 2013, can be viewed here:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/5142013-strange-small-earthquakes-in-the-southwest-usa-plumes-and-sinkholes-craton-in-flux/

here:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/5162013-wyoming-phosphate-mine-earthquake-4-0-magnitude/

and here:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/582013-texas-pumping-drilling-fracking-earthquake-2-5-magnitude-part-of-larger-plate-movement/

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Overall, we will continue to see this displacement along the edge of the craton , displacement will continue COMING FROM THE WEST as long as the Pacific plate is in a perturbed state.

Current screenshot .. last 7 days of earthquakes around the Pacific plate (up to May 17, 2013 810pm CT):

 

5/16/2013 — 4.0M earthquake near Wyoming Phosphate mine

A 4.0M earthquake struck Wyoming .. near midnight local time, going into the early AM , May 16, 2013.

Within 3 miles of the earthquake epicenter is a large google earth placemarked Phosphate mine.

The depth of the earthquake is at what I call “fracking depth”… normally the depth we see most of the OK, AR, CO earthquakes, at the drilling / pumping operations.

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000gwtm#summary

Event Time

1. 2013-05-16 05:23:52 UTC
2. 2013-05-15 23:23:52 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-16 00:23:52 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

42.779°N 111.136°W depth=5.0km (3.1mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 17km (11mi) WNW of Afton, Wyoming
2. 102km (63mi) SE of Ammon, Idaho
3. 105km (65mi) SE of Idaho Falls, Idaho
4. 107km (66mi) E of Pocatello, Idaho
5. 232km (144mi) NNE of Salt Lake City, Utah

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We have seen “mine” earthquakes before, in the near term past  — a sign of building pressure upon the craton.. showing at weak spots in the crust before the greater movement occurs (within weeks to a few months at the most).

I base the weeks/months time frame for larger movement, based upon PAST similar occurrences in 2011, and 2012.

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=earthquake+mine&submit=Search

5/15/2013 — Oklahoma Fracking Earthquake — movement continues

The fracking operation surrounding Oklahoma City is STILL in a state of unrest — going back almost 2 years now, several earthquakes occurring across the state , at frack wells / injection wells / drilling operations — upward end in the 5.0M range.

see all the past posts on fracking here:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=fracking&submit=Search

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=oklahoma+fracking&submit=Search

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000gx77#summary

Event Time

1. 2013-05-15 10:54:06 UTC
2. 2013-05-15 05:54:06 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-15 05:54:06 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

35.549°N 97.160°W depth=4.3km (2.6mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 6km (4mi) N of Harrah, Oklahoma
2. 11km (7mi) ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma
3. 24km (15mi) ENE of Midwest City, Oklahoma
4. 28km (17mi) ENE of Del City, Oklahoma
5. 33km (21mi) ENE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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5/14/2013 — Strange small Earthquakes in the Southwest USA — Plumes and Sinkholes — Craton in flux

Yesterday, May 13, 2013 — we saw a plume appear on RADAR at about 500 UTC out of the Western tip of Texas.

(plume NW of Marfa, Texas) – link to backdated NEXRAD RADAR here:

http://vortex.plymouth.edu/gen_nids.cgi?ident=EPZ&pl=n0r&yy=2013&mm=05&dd=14&hh=07&nn=00&size=912×684&loop=yes1&zoom=&center=

see the .gif of the event here : just NW of Marfa, TX

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Approximately 20-30 minutes after the plume began, an earthquake struck the same area.

The Earthquake happened very close to the plume epicenter (or conversely, the plume happened close to the earthquake epicenter just a few minutes before the EQ occurred).

Not many earthquakes in this area normally, nor do we see very many plumes on RADAR in W. Texas.

USGS earthquake statistics here:

2.7M – West tip of Texas – May 14, 2013 – 5:14UTC

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000gw1m

Event Time

1. 2013-05-14 00:05:39 UTC
2. 2013-05-13 19:05:39 UTC-05:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-13 19:05:39 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

31.128°N 104.746°W depth=4.3km (2.7mi)

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Move forward to this afternoon , May 14, 2013 — an earthquake strikes South Utah at the Arizona border.  Again, not many earthquakes at this location.

It turns out there are several sinkholes near this epicenter — marked by the google earth community, and even having state park designations :  looks like a parking lot is built next to one of these sinkholes, meaning its a place people can go hike/explore.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60023547#summary

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Overall, I would indeed call these “odd” earthquakes.  That being said, a plume preceding an earthquake, its not unheard of, especially since things are picking up again to the west.

Earthquakes near the Grand Canyon , at a known sinkhole prone area , are a sign of movement along the edge of the craton.

After last weeks dormant volcanic movement , at Yellowstone / Lava Hot springs, Idaho …. plus the fracking earthquakes in Oklahoma / Colorado / Arkansas…. plus the movement at Bayou Corne to the south….. IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS that the craton is being slightly displaced by the Pacific unrest.

5/8/2013 — Texas pumping / drilling / fracking Earthquake — 2.5 magnitude part of larger plate movement

Another Texas pumping / fracking / drilling earthquake.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000gqtl#summary

Over the past several days, we’ve seen pressure building on the western / northwestern / southern edges of the North American Craton (plate).

Pressure showing as moderate earthquakes near the dormant Yellowstone supervolcano, as well as Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, including a spot to the north of Hells Half Acre / Craters of the Moon, Idaho.

Both places, Hells Half Acre, and Craters of the Moon, are also dormant volcanoes.

On top of the 4.0M’s and 3.0M’s at Yellowstone and Idaho, we’ve seen movement at Colorado, and Texas (inside the fracking operations).

Finally, we’ve seen SERIOUS movement develop along the southern edge of the craton, in Bayou Corne, Louisiana.

http://assumptionla.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/1030-a-m-sinkhole-burp-reported/

http://assumptionla.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/1215-p-m-advisory-from-the-office-of-conservation-2/

The Office of Conservation, in consultation with Assumption Parish Incident Command, is advising the public that the Oxy 3/sinkhole monitoring alert status has been raised to Code 3 – requiring all work directly on the sinkhole, Oxy 3 pad and within the containment berm to cease until further notice.

Seismic monitoring had detected a sustained increase in the trend of micro-earthquake (MEQ) activity in the area around the sinkhole and Oxy 3 over the past week, and a marked uptick in MEQs in the past day.

This pattern of MEQ increase has been identified as an indicator of likely shifting and sloughing in the sinkhole and the area below it, based on past observations. The seismic activity is limited to the Oxy 3/sinkhole area, showing no indication of impact to the Oxy 1 area.

Monitoring is constantly ongoing in the area and Conservation will advise the public of significant changes in subsurface conditions.

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links to the other earthquake events mentioned above :

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dormant volcano movement at Lava Hot Springs, ID:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/552013-4-2m-3-7m-earthquakes-at-lava-hot-springs-idaho-dormant-volcano-movement/

movement north of Hells Half Acre / Craters of the Moon Volcanoes  :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/562013-idaho-earthquakes-continue-moved-from-lava-hot-springs-id-to-the-yellowstone-magma-chamber/

movement earlier this past week at Yellowstone directly :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/532013-2-9m-dormantearthquake-at-yellowstone-bayou-corne-sinkhole-work-ceases-due-to-heavy-movement/

Here are my past posts on the dormant volcanic movement happening :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=dormant&submit=Search

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=volcano&submit=Search

Past posts on fracking earthquakes :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=frack&submit=Search

5/7/2013 — Yellowstone Earthquake — additional 3.0M movement among dormant volcanoes

Today, May 7, 2013 …. an additional 3.0M earthquake struck the Yellowstone Caldera.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60022497#summary

M3.0 – 13km SE of West Yellowstone, Montana 2013-05-07 13:22:33 UTC

Event Time

1. 2013-05-07 13:22:33 UTC
2. 2013-05-07 07:22:33 UTC-06:00 at epicenter
3. 2013-05-07 08:22:33 UTC-05:00 system time

Location

44.587°N 110.965°W depth=8.6km (5.3mi)

Nearby Cities

1. 13km (8mi) SE of West Yellowstone, Montana
2. 107km (66mi) NE of Rexburg, Idaho
3. 121km (75mi) S of Bozeman, Montana
4. 147km (91mi) NNE of Ammon, Idaho
5. 238km (148mi) SSE of Helena, Montana

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This current activity is on top of the other dormant volcano movement at Lava Hot Springs, ID:

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/05/552013-4-2m-3-7m-earthquakes-at-lava-hot-springs-idaho-dormant-volcano-movement/

On top of the movement north of Hells Half Acre / Craters of the Moon Volcanoes  :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/562013-idaho-earthquakes-continue-moved-from-lava-hot-springs-id-to-the-yellowstone-magma-chamber/

On top of the movement earlier this past week at Yellowstone directly :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2013/05/03/532013-2-9m-dormantearthquake-at-yellowstone-bayou-corne-sinkhole-work-ceases-due-to-heavy-movement/

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If you look at the movement over the past 7 days .. a noticeable displacement around Yellowstone is currently underway.

To the south.. fracking operations in Colorado, and Texas are moving as well.