Earthquakes

[Hoosier]

As I understand it, quakes were pretty common in the Springs when NORAD was being built. Apparently they were dumping waste water into a crevice in the Earth...pressure would build up, and there would be a quake...after a few, they stopped doing it.

I think you're thinking of the Rockey Mountain Arsenal, which is now a wildlife preserve just outside Denver. It had been one of the largest chemical weapon repositories. When they started getting rid of these chemical weapons, they decided the best solution would be to pump them deep underground. Why they thought that was a good idea, I do not know. It reportedly caused earthquakes.

Here's the Wikipedia entry, it's pretty fascinating: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Arsenal

[Richard K]

When we lived within a mile of the the Golden Fault which runs generally all the way to Yellowstone I called my insurance agent about earthquake insurance. He thought I was nuts until I explained about the fault. Now we both carry it. It's cheap peace of mind at $75 per year. We recenttly moved farther east but I still carry it.

[rondog]

Uh, look at our mountains sometime. What do you think caused them to rise up? They weren't always "just there".

[Irving]

Back when I was in school and taking classes about plate techtonics and stuff, I remember one book talking about mountains like glaciers. Saying that they are similar because all crust is over a liquid layer, so when a mountain erodes, it also is lighter and "floats up" to compensate for the amount of erosion. That always seemed like an over simplification of things, and I kind of doubt that it really works that way.

[Irving]

I could be wrong but i dont think there is a fault lines near us.

You're thinking of Africa. I think the whole continent is one large plate with no fault lines on it. Earth quakes just don't happen there.

[iamhunter]

I know not everyone here is religious, but I'm just throwing this out there.

Mathew 24:3-8

3: As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"


4: Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5: For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. 6: You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8: All these are the beginning of birth pains.

[Irving]

Except that earthquakes have been happening since the beginning of time on this planet, and will continue until the end of time on this planet.

[iamhunter]

True, but the original poster commented on his perception of increasing frequency.


Like I said. Just throwing it out there, not even presenting as truth in my own opinion.

[Hoosier]

True, but the original poster commented on his perception of increasing frequency.

I had to google the exact text so of course it's KJV and not something readible like NIV, "But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but my Father only." So every time I hear some televangelist say, "the end times are near, donate to my show so god likes you", I think of this verse.

The crucial factor is, obviously, his perception of the earthquakes.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...ear/graphs.php

If you don't factor in the dramatic increase in seismic monitors, you can get a skewed graph that looks like earthquakes are increasing. Factoring that in, it looks pretty consistent.

[SA Friday]

Uh, look at our mountains sometime. What do you think caused them to rise up? They weren't always "just there".

Unlike the mountains in CA, which were formed by one plate being forced under the other, the Rockies were formed by buckling in the center of a plate caused by pressure from both side. This buckling also puts the "hot liquid magma" closer to the surface. That's what Stewart's teacher was talking about.

Man, I watch way too much Discovery and History channels...