marv
11-08-2011, 02:52 AM
http://www.news9.com/story/15982166/another-earthquake-shakes-oklahoma
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Oklahoma City -
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook Oklahoma again at 8:46 p.m. Monday. This is the third large earthquake that rattled the Sooner State in just three days.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of Monday evening's earthquake was five miles northwest of Prague, six miles southeast of Sparks, nine miles east, northeast of Meeker, and 44 miles east of Oklahoma City.
The earthquake was only three miles deep.
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I'm starting to worry about that "super" volcano under Yellowstone Park:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/08/yellowstone/achenbach-text
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Yellowstone is a volcano, and not just any volcano. The oldest, most famous national park in the United States sits squarely atop one of the biggest volcanoes on Earth. Doane was wrong, however, in one crucial respect. Yellowstone's volcano is not extinct. To an unsettling degree, it is very much alive.
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Oklahoma City -
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook Oklahoma again at 8:46 p.m. Monday. This is the third large earthquake that rattled the Sooner State in just three days.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of Monday evening's earthquake was five miles northwest of Prague, six miles southeast of Sparks, nine miles east, northeast of Meeker, and 44 miles east of Oklahoma City.
The earthquake was only three miles deep.
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I'm starting to worry about that "super" volcano under Yellowstone Park:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/08/yellowstone/achenbach-text
(snip)
Yellowstone is a volcano, and not just any volcano. The oldest, most famous national park in the United States sits squarely atop one of the biggest volcanoes on Earth. Doane was wrong, however, in one crucial respect. Yellowstone's volcano is not extinct. To an unsettling degree, it is very much alive.
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