Current Event: Oklahoma Earthquake
This
morning of September 3rd, there was an earthquake that shook seven
states in total. These states include Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska,
Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. The epicenter was located in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and
the magnitude of the quake was 5.6. Luckily there was minimal damage, but since
the quake was around 4.35 miles deep it was felt from Texas to Iowa. The ground
is said to be softer in the central and eastward regions of the United states,
so the it allows the seismic waves to travel a farther distance. Since
earthquakes are so rare in central America, this became popular on social media
quite fast. I guess you could say many people are shaken up about this.
I
chose to do my current event on this topic because since I live in an
appartment on a higher floor this quake actually woke me up. Since I have never
felt an earthquake before I was quite confused as to what was going. When I was
looking for a current event to write about I saw this big headline about an
earthquake that shook seven states, and then I realized that that I am not
crazy, and my room was actually shaking. It’s interesting actually experiencing
a situation where you don’t really know whats happening and then waking up the
next morning seeing that it is national news.
I am at my grandparents house and my grandfather told me how I had slept through it. He said his chair was shaking. I have heard about earthquakes from my mom since I was a little kid (She is from Oklahoma so she has experienced a lot of them) but, I have never experienced one for myself. At least not when I was awake.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be scary to be in an earthquake. I hope that their were no deaths during this event.
ReplyDeleteI believe there weren't any fatalities but i experienced the same thing !
ReplyDeletei didn't know it was on national news though, it was my first time experiencing one too and i woke up to a shaky feeling so i just turned and i still felt it so i woke up walked down stairs and saw my mom talking with the other neighbors in our apartment unit.
I also was not aware that the earthquake made the national news! Unfortunately, I was asleep and I did not feel the earthquake. A 4.35 magnitude earthquake is one that you will feel, but there is normally little damage.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that you actually felt this earthquake! I heard about it but did not feel it myself. I hope everyone who did feel it is safe and well and hopefully there won't be more earthquakes soon. I remmber that month or so last year where there was like 3-4 of them.
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