# Anyone feel the earth move?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-the-earth-move/114716>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 18, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-the-earth-move/114716 "2002-06-18T18:09:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-the-earth-move/114716/1 "2002-06-18T18:09:41Z")

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There was a 4.4 earthquake centered near Paducha, KY about 10 minutes ago. No links yet.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-the-earth-move/114716/2 "2002-06-18T18:54:37Z")

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I always heard that Memphis, TN was on a fault line and could expect an earthquake at any time. I wonder if Paducah is on the same fault.

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-the-earth-move/114716/3 "2002-06-18T19:21:15Z")

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Here’s the poop on the one near Paducah:  
[http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/nm571.html](http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/nm571.html)

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> A light earthquake occurred at 12:37:32 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 .  
> The magnitude 4.4 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) SSE of 11 Brookport, IL.  
> The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).

And a slightly earlier (and stronger) one near Evansville, IN:  
[http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/usfnbk.html](http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/usfnbk.html)

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> A moderate earthquake occurred at 12:37:13 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 .  
> The magnitude 5.0 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) WSW of 71 Darmstadt, IN.  
> The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).

Here’s a USGS Map showing these two:  
[http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Maps/88-38.html](http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Maps/88-38.html)  
And another showing all recent quakes in the Central U.S.  
[http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/index.html](http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/index.html)  
Simply click any of the symbols for additional data.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-feel-the-earth-move/114716/4 "2002-06-18T19:36:28Z")

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Paducah, Ky is near the north end of the New Madrid fault, centered near New madrid, Mo. Memphis isn’t far from the south end of the fault.

Jim