Maine
(Dec 12) Four minor earthquakes jostled the earth under central Maine on Sunday. One quake, which measured 1.0 on the Richter scale, occurred at 4:42 p.m.; the second happened at 11:46 p.m. and measured 1.4. The quakes were detected near the small towns of Millinocket, Lincoln, and Howland. Two other weaker quakes of less than 1.0-magnitude were also recorded in the area, said Justin Starr, a research assistant at the Weston Observatory. (Source)
New Jersey
(Dec 10) Floors shook, bottles rattled, bells jingled, and scores of New Jersey residents up and down the state cried “earthquake!” yesterday morning. Was this the state’s second rattler in four months? Despite more than 60 residents who claimed to have felt shaking yesterday morning, a spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey said none of the seismometers stationed around the state picked up even a hint of trembling. “It’s not an earthquake,” said geophysicist John Bellini, speaking from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Colorado office. “My guess would be it’s more likely thunder or sonic boom.” New Jersey has been rocked this year by half a dozen extreme weather and geological events, including a 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia that shook buildings across the Garden State in August. (Source)
Texas
(Dec 17) A rare third earthquake hit West Texas since Nov. The U.S. Geological Survey website says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake happened at 8:46 a.m. Saturday, centered 5 miles north-northeast of Snyder, in Scurry County. The area is 78 miles southeast of Lubbock. Authorities had had no immediate reports of injury or damage.
(Dec 9) Texas has had its second minor earthquake this week. The 3.4 magnitude quake happened at 12:47 p.m. Friday and was centered 15 miles north of Snyder in West Texas. It was the second quake in the Snyder area in less than a month. On Nov. 24, a 3.0 magnitude quake was centered 17 miles north-northeast of Snyder. On Wednesday the USGS reported a 2.7 magnitude earthquake about 29 miles southwest of Dallas. A rare South Texas earthquake with a 4.8 magnitude was recorded Oct. 20 about 37 miles northwest of Beeville. (Source)
Kentucky
(Dec 12) Residents in nearby Hazard reported seeing a fireball and feeling shock waves in an area near Lotts Creek Road around 9 p.m. Initially officials thought a plane may have crashed on a hill in the area. A helicopter searching the area located some charred trees, but crews called off the search around midnight for safety reasons. Before suspending the search, crews ruled out the likelihood of a plane crash, saying that the charred area matched the coordinates of an old mine. The FAA confirmed no planes were reported missing. Is this at all related to other recent booms heard and felt in Louiseville, KY that have been ‘explained away’ as having been training drills coming from Ft. Knox? (Source)
North Carolina
(Dec 10) Mysterious loud booms accompanied by lights in the sky left a lot of people in Brunswick County perplexed. According to a witness, they were flares: “There was no tracers…no glow around them and each time they appeared, they were the same distance apart in the sky.” None of the nearby military officials WECT spoke to claim responsibility for the loud booms or the lights in the sky. (Source)
South Carolina
(Dec 9) Several people living in the Little River and surrounding areas reported multiple rumbles and booms late Thursday night. Some thought it was an explosion and others thought it might be an earthquake. WMBF News took the story and dug into it today and didn’t find an answer. None of the authorities are claiming knowledge of the booms. (Source)
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