Community Chat

[madzonie]

Right around 10 PM MST I felt that old familiar rocking and rolling that happens all to often in CA. Having lived in the Bay Area for almost 40 years, I got used to those weird movements, but was so sure I'd left that all behind when I moved to AZ 8 years ago. The quake is being reported as being near Lordsburg NM, but it was actually in eastern AZ...about 120 miles north of where I live. I got those same knots in my stomach, but all is okay now. Hope there were no injuries or damage closer to the epicenter.

[Teacups]

Really??? Do you live in the area of the fire? Oh my gosh!

[Mistic]

Hey ~ I came to see if we had a night shift here, as I am a terrible insomniac. But I sure did not want to come and read this. Hoping that everyone in the quake area is safe and sound. Take care.

[madzonie]

All is well here today. The epicenter of the quake was about 100 miles north of us. It was widely felt, but there have been no reports of injuries or serious damage - good news! This was not near the current AZ wild fire - that is west & north of the quake area.

[azterry!]

I didn't feel it!

Maybe it was a little too far away to be felt in the Phx area.

[unicornarts]

What was the strength of the quake?

[madzonie]

It was a 5.2 magnitude...rather sizable for an area that rarely gets quakes! There was at least one 3+ aftershock, which we didn't feel here.

[madzonie]

On 6/29/2014 azterry! said:

I didn't feel it!

Maybe it was a little too far away to be felt in the Phx area.

I don't recall hearing reports of feeling it as far away as Phoenix.

It sure surprised me!! The 10 PM news was just about to start, and I felt that old familiar feeling....but didn't believe it was an earthquake at first. I thought maybe something was going on at the Army post that is here in town. They often have "noisy" training sessions that sometimes include explosions, etc.

But got confirmation of the quake about 10:15 from the news. My husband had gone to bed, and he thought I was imagining things! Hope there will be no more!!

[MomOf4]

I read it was on the Arizona/New Mexico state line. Glad to hear no damage or injuries.

[LilacTree]

There's been a huge increase in earthquakes since fracking began. No one wants to admit it, but it's just too much of a coincidence. The earthquake we had in New Jersey last year was minor, yet in all of my years (many!) it was the first earthquake I had ever felt.

There was talk that it was due to fracking in West Virginia, which was the epicenter. However, that talk died down very quickly.

Question is, are we willing to sacrifice "middle earth" stability for cleaner air? I don't know the answer to that.