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4.7-magnitude earthquake hits southeast of San Antonio, felt all the way near Round Rock
Posted on 2/18/24 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 2/18/24 at 2:40 pm
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Seven earthquakes were recorded on Saturday morning near Falls City, which sits about 40 miles southeast of San Antonio. Two of those were felt by some in Austin and Round Rock.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, 4.4 and 4.7-magnitude earthquakes were confirmed to have occurred around 6 a.m. local time. In 2024, Texas has experienced 1,022 earthquakes.
The 4.7 earthquake happened around 12:32 a.m. and was felt in Round Rock, according to data from USGS. No damage has been reported.
In November 2023, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook western Texas. The earthquake happened around 4.27 a.m. local time nearly 24 miles southwest of Mentone, Texas, a town near the Texas-New Mexico border, about 57 miles southwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and 200 miles east of El Paso, Texas. The area known as the Delaware Basin is the center of oil extraction in Texas, and it has seen hundreds of small quakes since 2017, according to Texas state records.
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Earthquakes in Texas have been increasing for years because oil and gas drilling and extraction have been increasing. Last year, there were more magnitude 2.5-plus quakes in Texas than in California, according to Texas officials.
In 2023, there were 591 magnitude 2.5-plus quakes in Texas, compared to 207 in all of 2019. State officials in 2017 ramped up quake monitoring.
A 2022 report by the University of Texas at Austin concluded that 68% of Texas quakes above magnitude 1.5 were "highly associated" with oil and gas production.
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I wouldn’t expect a local Austin paper to get too technical in their reporting, but in my unprofessional opinion, I don’t believe the mere increased extraction of oil & gas in the region is causing the increase in seismic activity. Now…the increased injection of produced water…THAT could very well be causing some issues.
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Posted on 2/18/24 at 2:42 pm to ragincajun03
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Earthquakes in Texas have been increasing for years because oil and gas drilling and extraction have been increasing.
I can picture/smell this “journalist”
Posted on 2/18/24 at 2:43 pm to ragincajun03
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Earthquakes in Texas have been increasing for years because oil and gas drilling and extraction have been increasing.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 2:43 pm to High C
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:09 pm to ragincajun03
No. It’s not from oil and gas extraction. However, it’s man made. Clearly the climate is changing and due to the interaction between the atmosphere and the earth’s surface, it will induce greater seismic activity. I thought everyone knew that. It’s the science. You can’t deny it.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:16 pm to High C
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I can picture/smell this “journalist”
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:32 pm to ragincajun03
Falls city on northern edge of Eagleford. Possible they are trucking water to an injection well in the area. Probably hear if so soon. Somebody is mapping the injection wells as I type no doubt.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:32 pm to ragincajun03
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Now…the increased injection of produced water…THAT could very well be causing some issues.
Its stupid all the way around. The area lies on the Balcones fault. That's the reason there is seismic activity. There is no way to measure whether or not seismic activity would have happened if we had never drilled a single well. Or the tremendous growth in the area resulting in a shite ton of water being drawn from the Edwards Aquifer. Or the fact the entire area is on top of a huge substrate of porous limestone.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:44 pm to ragincajun03
I have been in the Canyon Lake area all weekend. No earth movement here.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:50 pm to ragincajun03
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4.7-magnitude earthquake hits southeast of San Antonio
We sure this wasn’t Gregg popovich’s knee hitting the ground during the anthem?
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:54 pm to ragincajun03
Oklahoma has proven that salt water injection plays a big role in earthquake prevalence. They've gradually reduced where it's allowed and how often.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:04 pm to ragincajun03
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Earthquakes in Texas have been increasing for years because oil and gas drilling and extraction have been increasing.
Jesus Christ
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:16 pm to Nola1962
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I have been in the Canyon Lake area all weekend. No earth movement here.
Not to far from you baw.
Didn’t notice it either.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:19 pm to ragincajun03
Charles Barkley: "that wasn't an earthquake. All the women in San Antonio jumped at the same time."
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:21 pm to ragincajun03
I bet asses were puckering for those folks in the natural bridge cavern just outside San Antonio. That would have freaked me out.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:23 pm to SteelerBravesDawg
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Earthquakes on earth have been increasing for years
because nobody was around several hundred years ago (and earlier)to record what happened. Earthquakes happened.
The faults that caused the Ouachita Mountains are still there and still adjusting themselves. Likewise whatever happened in the late Devonian . Etc.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:33 pm to ragincajun03
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:35 pm to Nola1962
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I have been in the Canyon Lake area all weekend. No earth movement here.
Sorry the old lady couldn’t join you.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 4:41 pm to AllDayEveryDay
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Oklahoma has proven that salt water injection plays a big role in earthquake prevalence. They've gradually reduced where it's allowed and how often.
I remember this. They proved it was due to the water injection and yet found not responsible legally at the same time or some legal mumbo jumbo. It was an interesting read on how people can proven responsible but not held responsible.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 9:29 pm to Deplorableinohio
20 downvotes. That’s great.
You obviously missed the sarcasm. Thank God there is hope. Thank you.
You obviously missed the sarcasm. Thank God there is hope. Thank you.
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