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From: KC in AZ, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Need help with people reporting shaking in Phoenix area
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We are in Arizona - Scottsdale. Just got a notification from the Neighbors app about random shaking over the past few days. Numerous people have reported this. I have felt small tremors in the past here many times over the 10 years I have lived here. I moved here from Seattle and was there for the 6.8. I also felt earthquakes all of the time while living there. Can anyone provide some information? |
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From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Need help with people reporting shaking in Phoenix area
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from another site Mouse Marie Reusch Admin Group expert in Seismology (hopefully links will work...) So, Arizona is like the majority of US states in that it doesn’t have a state/regional network that is funded by the US Advanced National Seismic System. Most states are under the purview of the national network based out of Golden, CO. You can find AZ specific information about historical earthquakes and seismic hazards at the Arizona Geological Survey website: https://www.azgs.arizona.edu/center- natural.../earthquakes The Natural Hazards Viewer (link on the left side of that page could be useful for just knowing more about your area) AZ does have a series of stations run by folks at Northern Arizona University and they have earthquake bulletins for notable events as well as links to webicorders: https://aeic.nau.edu/index.html There are quite a few possible seismic stations in Arizona and this map shows which ones have metadata for Nov 2024 https://ds.iris.edu/gmap/... But that doesn’t mean the stations are actually running or that they are sending data. For example, all the dark blue circles are Raspberry Shakes. Here is a map showing stations that should be sending data that are used by the USGS for earthquake locations (there are also some stations run by California on the western edge of AZ that I didn’t plot here.) So, if you want information about the most recent earthquakes there, go to the USGS website and if you don’t see anything, be sure that the “All Magnitudes US” button is clicked. You can see the last 1 day, 7 days, or 30 days. (Or you can do a custom search and choose any time period you wish.) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/? extent=30.5329,-117.83936&extent=38.4527,-105.32593&ran ge=week&magnitude=all&listOnlyShown=true&timeZone=utc&s ettings=true If you don’t see any earthquakes in your area then either the event was too small for the active seismic stations to record or it wasn’t an earthquake (possibly an explosion, sonic boom, etc). If you are really curious, you should look up the Raspberry Shake stations near you in the Valley of the Sun. I don’t know how to do that, but there should be information online and I know that some members of this group have Raspberry Shakes and know how to view the data. May be an image of text |
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From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Need help with people reporting shaking in Phoenix area
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From: eaamon, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Need help with people reporting shaking in Phoenix area
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at times I though the same here in TN. I figured it was Elon Musk drilling a cross country tunnel for the DOD as a super highway in prep for a war. it would go for a while, then stop. |
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98668
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Need help with people reporting shaking in Phoenix area
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There's a smattering of minor quakes near the Ariz/Utah border. (see link) I don't see any around Scottsdale. Perhaps there is some other explanation. Is there a military base nearby? Construction? Mining operations? I know that here there was a lot of talk about "shaking" and it turned out to be sonic booms...most likely jets from Edwards. Mining can use blasts to loosen rock, causing shaking. Heavy construction ..sometimes they blast to open up to lay a foundation. |
98669
From: Jeff/Lake Almanor,CA, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Might be a stretch, but
URL: https://www.srpnet.com/grid-water-management/water-management/lakes/bartlett-dam-project
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We know the weight of water can cause minor shacking. And also excavation that you mentioned. @ link is an article about raising the capacity of Bartlett lake. North of Phoenix and Scottsdale. |
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From: KC in AZ, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Might be a stretch, but
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Something to take into consideration. We are not in the far north part of Scottsdale. Phoenix area part of Scottsdale. |
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