We had a magnitude 2.6 earthquake hit today.
Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 07:01:52 PM at epicenter
Magnitude 2.6, 3.1 miles deep
Lat: 36.295 Long: -94.251
Event ID: us2010wnab
I was at the tattoo studio and there was two loud bangs which reverberated through the building. I thought someone had wrecked their vehicle into the building. I went outside and looked, but nothing. Freaky.
This is the 2nd earthquake in the last month. Freakier.
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 10:52:31 AM local time at epicenter
Magnitude 2.5
36.33N 94.31W
Event ID: us2010vrbm
Before that, there have been no earthquakes in this county in recorded history. Even more freaky.
I dug some digging at the USGS database and found the following other earthquakes near the area:
- May 25, 1986, Twin Oaks, OK, Magnitude 2.2, Lat: 36.230 Long: -94.877
- June 20, 1926, Evening Shade, AR, Magnitude 4.2 (Richter?), Lat: 35.600 Long: -94.900
- July 8, 1925, Alpena, AR, Magnitude 3.9 (Richter?), Lat: 36.300 Long: -93.200
There have been others felt in the area, but as per information found in other sources, but those were the only ones recorded.
I guess something had to build all the gorgeous mountains around us here in Arkansas. Maybe it’s back to add on more?
Until next time...
Yikes…that would scare the pants off me.
Thankfully, we dont get those in these parts.
At least I’VE never felt one. 🙂
I blame the gulf oil disaster. The earth is pissed and is starting with Arkansas
I’m so jealous! All my life I’ve wanted to experience an earthquake!!
Oh, and “Evening Shade”? Srsly??
‘The Day After Tomorrow’ is coming.
Well, everything *is* supposed to end in 2012…
About time the quakes went and found someone else to bother. 😉
That is freaky. I understand there have been earthquakes here in the southeast. My husband remembers a few mild ones when he was a kid in NW Georgia. I’ve never felt one.