Two Earthquakes Hit North Alabama

[KoKoPuf]

Just in the last few days, two earthquakes  hit North Alabama, one at New Market & one in Limestone County.

Also on Myanmar/Thailand border today.

Just to point out that these, along with the Japanese earthquake, are all clustered around the "Super Moon" event of March 19. Coincidence? I think not.

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[BAMAWV]

[ssmith general]

[resigned] yes, it was definitely the super moon. [/resigned]

[BAMAWV]

Like saying watching TV makes your hair grow. While the two may occur at the same time, you have to be on cough syrup to think one causes the other.

[ssmith general]

Like saying watching TV makes your hair grow. While the two may occur at the same time, you have to be on cough syrup to think one causes the other.

pretty accurate example.

[SUPERCOACH]

I hear what you guys are saying, but isn't there a chance that the ever so slight increase in gravitational pull could be just enough to trigger a delicate fault line that is already on the edge and about to go?  It seems plausible.  What I don't have a feel for though is how likely is it for the fault line to be that close, and how much is the increase in force.

On second thought, this seems unlikely to be related because the super moon didn't just happen suddenly.  The moon gradually got closer and closer over time.  It is highly unlikely that the earthquake was triggered by this since the extra force was not appreciably more than it was say a week before.  It seems like the increase would need to be relatively sudden, sort of a jolt.

But... didn't someone say that the tide increased by 6 inches?  Relative to what?  6 inches more than the week before seems significant.  6 inches more than the average tide that happened 6 months ago doesn't seem like a big deal.

The physics involved is fascinating.

[ssmith general]

I hear what you guys are saying, but isn't there a chance that the ever so slight increase in gravitational pull could be just enough to trigger a delicate fault line that is already on the edge and about to go?  It seems plausible.  What I don't have a feel for though is how likely is it for the fault line to be that close, and how much is the increase in force.

On second thought, this seems unlikely to be related because the super moon didn't just happen suddenly.  The moon gradually got closer and closer over time.  It is highly unlikely that the earthquake was triggered by this since the extra force was not appreciably more than it was say a week before.  It seems like the increase would need to be relatively sudden, sort of a jolt.

But... didn't someone say that the tide increased by 6 inches?  Relative to what?  6 inches more than the week before seems significant.  6 inches more than the average tide that happened 6 months ago doesn't seem like a big deal.

The physics involved is fascinating.

Absolutely not.

The gravity of the earth is too much more times that of the moon.  The moon can barely move water a few feet over the horizontal distance of thousands of miles, the change in tides for a super moon is barely measurable.

Sorry, but its just not the case.  Now on the moon, it's a different story.

[XBAMA]

But... didn't someone say that the tide increased by 6 inches?  Relative to what?  6 inches more than the week before seems significant.  6 inches more than the average tide that happened 6 months ago doesn't seem like a big deal.

guess it depends on where you are ? ... Rising waters is the effect of supermoon, says NIO scientist 

[SUPERCOACH]

I hear what you guys are saying, but isn't there a chance that the ever so slight increase in gravitational pull could be just enough to trigger a delicate fault line that is already on the edge and about to go?  It seems plausible.  What I don't have a feel for though is how likely is it for the fault line to be that close, and how much is the increase in force.

On second thought, this seems unlikely to be related because the super moon didn't just happen suddenly.  The moon gradually got closer and closer over time.  It is highly unlikely that the earthquake was triggered by this since the extra force was not appreciably more than it was say a week before.  It seems like the increase would need to be relatively sudden, sort of a jolt.

But... didn't someone say that the tide increased by 6 inches?  Relative to what?  6 inches more than the week before seems significant.  6 inches more than the average tide that happened 6 months ago doesn't seem like a big deal.

The physics involved is fascinating.

Absolutely not.

The gravity of the earth is too much more times that of the moon.  The moon can barely move water a few feet over the horizontal distance of thousands of miles, the change in tides for a super moon is barely measurable.

Sorry, but its just not the case.  Now on the moon, it's a different story.

You seem certain.  My official stance is still "Plausible" for now until I can do some more research.  This is starting to sound like an episode of MythBusters. 

[ssmith general]

I should have used the word 'mass' not 'gravity'.

[XBAMA]

so ? is the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) scientist , Anthony Joseph off base on his claim ?

[ricky023]

Gods Hand can shake something ever so slightly. RTR!

[XBAMA]

that's a fact Ricky !   

[SUPERCOACH]

I should have used the word 'mass' not 'gravity'.

I knew what you meant. 

The mass of Earth is 81.6 times more than the moon according to one web site I was looking at.  So the moons effect on Earth is 1/81.6 of the Earths effect on the moon.  I was anticipating there to be a bigger difference than that to be honest.

[Crimson Phoenix]

North Alabama has minor earthquakes fairly often...
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