ENVR Earthquake here in Eugene OR this am

[spiralbinder]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61037147#general_summary


4.2 Had a pretty good whip to it. Lots of hippies and yuppies running around like their asses are on fire. Good times.

It's my understanding this is due to volcanic activity, not a fault.

It seems that there was another one of these about 2 weeks ago? I'll have to go looking.

 

[Pinecone]

Maybe that is why an old hen flew over a six foot fence this morning and the dogs were looking at each other just barking. We are about an hour away but didn't feel it. Would love to have seen the hippies and yuppies. I'm sure the state legislature will outlaw earthquakes now. Can't upset the yuppies you know!

 

[mzkitty]

Another one:

5m
3.9-magnitude earthquake confirmed 0.9 miles south of Panguitch, Utah - @UtahEmergency

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60116197#impact_shakemap


39m
4.2-magntude earthquake reported 12 miles east of Eugene, Ore. - @OregonGeology

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61037147#general_summary

 

[tanstaafl]

It's my understanding this is due to volcanic activity, not a fault.

The nearest volcano to Eugene/Springfield is quite a distance away and the epicenter was very close to Eugene/Springfield. Unless you're suggesting a new volcano is about to erupt?

 

[packyderms_wife]

It's my understanding this is due to volcanic activity, not a fault.

any idea as to which volcano that may be acting up?

 

[Meemur]

Very, very interesting, esp. in light of your thread in Unexplained, Packy.

 

[Broccoli]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMU20pwySkc

Mary Greeley puts out updates on yellowstone daily. She is tracking the quakes in the region.

Earthquake swarms of 7 quakes in oregon in the last week. None posted by usgs.

 

[Jacki]

I didn't feel the quake, and live about sixty miles east of Eugene. The three sisters are probably the closest dormant volcanos to the quake. I think it is the middle sister that had a bulge growing a few years ago, but haven't heard anything about it recently. Besides the Sisters, there is Mt Jefferson, Three Finger Jack, Broken Top, and a bunch of smaller volcanos that haven't reached mountain size like Belknap Crater. The Sisters are about forty miles east of me, and I try Very hard to keep track of my neighborhood mountains. If you ever get to Oregon, go over the McKenzie Pass. It will give you a great appreciation for what volcanoes can do.

Jacki

 

[Tortie]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61037147#general_summary


4.2 Had a pretty good whip to it. Lots of hippies and yuppies running around like their asses are on fire. Good times.

It's my understanding this is due to volcanic activity, not a fault.

It seems that there was another one of these about 2 weeks ago? I'll have to go looking.

Did it upset the Starbucks crowd reading their NYT and sipping their double grande soy Lattes?

 

[spiralbinder]

No known faults in the area, and lots of hotsprings just east means most likely volcanic in nature. http://www.oregongeology.org/pubs/GMS/gms100.pdf

 

[packyderms_wife]

Brothers Fault Zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_Fault_Zone

 

[Be Well]

I live in SW Oregon about 185 miles from Eugene not as the crow flies. No tremors that I felt lately, but noticed that the door to the cat barn which is usually completely loose and not touching the frame, is getting harder and harder to open and close, squeaking. In summer when it's dry, it is never like that, and even in rainy time, it's never this hard to open and shut. I'm thinking there may be some slow earth movement going on.