CaneTalk: Re: 7.3 in 1886

Re: 7.3 in 1886

Posted by Cape_Fear_NC on 6/6/2009, 10:04 pm

"The 1886 earthquake is a heavily studied example of an intraplate earthquake. The earthquake is believed to have occurred on faults formed during the break-up of Pangea. Similar faults are found all along the east coast of North America. It is thought that such ancient faults remain active from forces exerted on them by present-day motions of the North American Plate. The exact mechanisms of intraplate earthquakes are a subject of much ongoing research."

Truth is stranger than fiction eh?

Tim

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Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits mid-Atlantic Ocean - aquaRN, 6/6/2009, 5:42 pm

Re: Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits mid-Atlantic Ocean - Cape_Fear_NC, 6/6/2009, 8:39 pm
- Re: Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits mid-Atlantic Ocean - aquaRN, 6/6/2009, 8:52 pm
  - 7.3 in 1886 - Chris in Tampa, 6/6/2009, 9:14 pm
    - Re: 7.3 in 1886 - Cape_Fear_NC, 6/6/2009, 10:04 pm
    - Re: 7.3 (estimated) in 1886 - Chris in Tampa, 6/6/2009, 9:23 pm
      - Re: 7.3 (estimated) in 1886 - Cape_Fear_NC, 6/6/2009, 10:20 pm
      - Re: 7.3 (estimated) in 1886 - BobbiStorm, 6/6/2009, 10:09 pm
Re: Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits mid-Atlantic Ocean - aquaRN, 6/6/2009, 5:45 pm
- Re: Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits mid-Atlantic Ocean - JAC, 6/6/2009, 5:55 pm

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