Watch the video here:
Here is the link to the official USGS information on the earthquake:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0006alu.html
(now revised down to a 4.6 as of 802am CDT 10/20/2011)
The epicenter of this earthquake is a fracking well / oil well…. thus making this most likely a “man made” earthquake … aka “induced seismicity” .
here are the coordinates of the quake:
28.781°N, 98.025°W
here are the coordinates of the well : 2,000 feet away.. approx 1/2 mile.
28 47 20.43 N , 98° 1 25.55 W
Earthquake Details
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude | 4.7 |
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Date-Time |
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Location | 28.781°N, 98.025°W |
Depth | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Region | SOUTHERN TEXAS |
Distances | 60 km (37 miles) NW of Beeville, Texas 76 km (47 miles) SSE of San Antonio, Texas 92 km (57 miles) E of Pearsall, Texas 166 km (103 miles) SSW of AUSTIN, Texas |