The Oklahoma Earthquakes: Are they a sign of the End?

[FrenchyBearpaw]

Come on AV, let's see your rain dance.

Please no - When Governor Perry prayed for rain in Texas, they got wildfires.

 

[Geologist]

I'm from Oklahoma and all my family is there. My biggest concern are the bridges. OKLAHOMA DOT is known for poor road construction and lives have been lost before due to falling bridges in that state. These quakes will only make a bad situation worse, and more imminent. I feel I need prayer when I drive home by myself on Friday!

Glory be!

Why prayer? Wouldn't a quality construction engineer be better?

 

[Steve Petersen]

Why prayer? Wouldn't a quality construction engineer be better?

Spot on!

 

[GloryBe!]

Why prayer? Wouldn't a quality construction engineer be better?

Long story... In a nutshell: money grubbing councils and politicians hire crappy engineers who have to work within crappy budgets. All roads in Oklahoma suck.

Glory be!

 

[pgp_protector]

Long story... In a nutshell: money grubbing councils and politicians hire crappy engineers who have to work within crappy budgets. All roads in Oklahoma suck.

Glory be!

So who's reelecting them?

 

[Phred]

Yes.
Oklahoma Earthquakes Today Are a Sign of the End, Says Pastor Paul Begley (VIDEO) | Christianpost.com


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/us/oklahoma-earthquake-sets-a-record.html

Probably.

No. Not likely.

 

[GloryBe!]

So who's reelecting them?

Morons.

Glory be!

 

[leftrightleftrightleft]

My theory (unsubstantiated) is the severe drought in the state (some places as much as 18 inches of rain short this year) has dried up the soil in places near the fault lines.

This post is proof that so much nonsense could be remedied by a little bit of education in the subject matter.

There are so many problems with this theory that I'm not even sure where to start.

1) Evaporative drying due to drought extends to a few meters below the surface at most. The water table still exists which is why wells aren't running dry all over Oklahoma. The focus of the earthquake was more than 3 miles deep.

2) Drying of a fault would not induce an earthquake but would more likely inhibit it. Wetting of a fault due to an injection of water would be more likely to induce an earthquake.

3) The fact that you use the word "soil" gives away the fact that you have no idea what you're talking about. An earthquake has never occurred in "soil". Earthquakes occur in bedrock, usually miles beneath any layers of soil.