• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Oklahoma earthquakes

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Thought this might be a good time for a thread on this subject. Earthquakes have been a secondary subject of interest/study for me. Alas, I have yet to experience one - I haven't felt any of the OK quakes here in the STL metro, and I've missed other notable quakes by literally days (VA August 2011, IL April 2008). In the past I considered getting an apartment in Alaska for 6 months to have a chance at one. Looks like I just need to do that in Stillwater!

There are a wealth of papers you can read by searching for seismology/fault rupture/etc on Google. A favorite of mine is the IRIS EPO Youtube channel, which has some great info:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7diqNFmYbm8nrVUEPtTsQ

In terms of recent events, this video should be of interest:
 
Know how you feel Dan. We never have quakes in the UP of Michigan, but when I was going to school in Detroit in 1985, I watched the news and it was wall to wall coverage of the earthquake we had there. Never felt it at all and I'm still king of pissed about it.....
 
I didn't feel the one tonight either. Earthquakes are an interest of mine as well. I've done enough research on my own as well to motivate me to get earthquake insurance though I'm not sure I'd ever use it even if a powerful quake struck nearby, but it's cheap enough for some piece of mind. Have you read the damage estimates that might result from a 7+ magnitude quake in New Madrid? Some of them are astonishing.
 
I happened to be in eastern Oklahoma last Tuesday and felt the 4.5. It was kind of fun checking twitter, reading reports and trying to triangulate where the epicenter was. I grew up in California so it was a familiar feeling. But it's hard to believe Oklahoma now has more earthquakes than California. I don't know why fracking is allowed to continue there if they can't figure out how to do it without disturbing fault lines.
 
I have an old CCTV system I'm using inside my apartment exclusively in case New Madrid goes. Cameras pointed at china cabinet, floor lamp, etc, anything that will show any shaking. No one in this area is really prepared for any significant quakes. STL has done some retrofitting of interstate bridge piers here (steel collars), but in general, the prevalence of brick and masonry makes it pretty vulnerable.
 
That was the first earthquake I have ever felt (granted I felt it much weaker in Kansas City), however it was very cool because my bed had started to shake and I thought something was going on down the stairs, however I found out that it was, in fact, an earthquake.
 
It appears every other day I'm reading 3.3 / 3.6 / 3.2 earthquakes in the area's surrounding north of OKC...

I receive seismic activity updates every day thru the USGS web updates...

It almost appears a Big One is about to let loose with all the activity being logged in...

It's a Scary though that it's possible to have a major mover of a 7.0 break out in that area...


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