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  • Knoxville Earthquake

    Knoxville had a genuine earthquake at roughly 12:30am on April 11, 2012! Houses shook and a loud boom was reported in Rocky Hill, South Knoxville, and Seymour. #knoxquake

    Type: Earthquake
    27 minutes ago
    Magnitude: 2.2
    DateTime: Wednesday April 11 2012, 04:39:14 UTC
    Region: eastern Tennessee
    Depth: 4.9 km
    Source: USGS Feed

    [Source, Global Incident Map]

    [Source, Folkworm]

    Earthquake Details

    This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

    Magnitude 2.2
    Date-Time

    Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:39:14 UTC
    Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 12:39:14 AM at epicenter
    Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

    Location 35.756°N, 83.825°W
    Depth 4.9 km (3.0 miles)
    Region EASTERN TENNESSEE
    Distances 13 km (8 miles) E of Maryville, Tennessee
    24 km (14 miles) SSE of Knoxville, Tennessee
    49 km (30 miles) SE of Oak Ridge, Tennessee
    275 km (170 miles) E of NASHVILLE, Tennessee
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles); depth +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles)
    Parameters NST= 16, Nph= 29, Dmin=12.2 km, Rmss=1.35 sec, Gp= 50°,
    M-type=”Nuttli” surface wave magnitude (mbLg), Version=4
    Source

    Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

    Event ID usc000903d

    [Source, USGS]

    Upgraded:

    Earthquake Details

    This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
    Magnitude
    2.3
    Date-Time
    Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 04:39:12 UTC
    Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 12:39:12 AM at epicenter
    Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location
    35.797°N, 83.838°W
    Depth
    19.4 km (12.1 miles)
    Region
    EASTERN TENNESSEE
    Distances
    10 km (6 miles) E (85°) from Eagleton Village, TN
    10 km (6 miles) ESE (116°) from Rockford, TN
    10 km (6 miles) SW (215°) from Seymour, TN
    22 km (14 miles) SSE (154°) from Knoxville, TN
    232 km (144 miles) NNE (13°) from Atlanta, GA
    Location Uncertainty
    horizontal +/- 0.4 km (0.2 miles); depth +/- 0.8 km (0.5 miles)
    Parameters
    NST= 18, Nph= 24, Dmin=16 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Gp= 86°,
    M-type=duration magnitude (Md), Version=B
    Source
    Southeast U.S. Seismic Network
    Event ID
    se041112a

    [Source, USGS]

    In 2007, Knoxville ran practice drills in preparation for a 7.7 earthquake. Thankfully, it hasn’t come yet!

    Possibly linked: Apparently there was a magnitude 8.6 earthquake off Aceh, Indonesia at the same time. Tsunami warning issued. See also usgs.

    [Source, Global Incident Map]

  • 1000 words – checking for radiation

    Checking the Radio Activity???????????

    If you aren’t following what is happening in Japan and Fukushima, you should be.

  • People come here for rezoning, earthquakes, drivers and marijuana

    I’ve been watching my stats after installing the WordPress.com Stats plugin. It would appear people come to Reality Me to read about Knox County School Rezoning, the New Madrid fault line, the Realtek 8201 CL driver, and the marijuana cave.