Texas earthquakes

[lmartin5]

Wife and daughter felt it in San Angelo this morning

It was very noticeable at my office San Angelo.

[Playa]

It’s my understanding that all fault lines are actually active, the quakes mostly depend on what type of fault it is.

For the most part, it depends on what type of fault line is involved. I took a look from remembering something I learned a while back and “inactive” faults actually aren’t inactive, they’re known as Slip Faults.

At some point in time, such fault lines will actually get to a point where a quake does happen. As in one snagging or running over the other that’s adjacent to it. It’s the whole Plate Tectonics thing which is way too much to go into.

My phone still isn’t cooperating when I try to post links, but do a search for Slip Faults. It’ll give a pretty good idea so as I previously said, drilling and fracking could contribute but that’s not the reason why inactive fault lines suddenly become active.

I can’t find any documentation of a fault line around Snyder, TX

i also don’t need to be a seismologist to apply common sense to understand that injecting pressurized fluid with the intent of FRACTURING rock structure is going to cause movement in said rock structures.

and like I said, earlier, I’m not mad at it, it’s worth it. But let’s not pretend one has nothing to do with the other

[Twist]

I can’t find any documentation of a fault line around Snyder, TX

i also don’t need to be a seismologist to apply common sense to understand that injecting pressurized fluid with the intent of FRACTURING rock structure is going to cause movement in said rock structures.

and like I said, earlier, I’m not mad at it, it’s worth it. But let’s not pretend one has nothing to do with the other

I’m not looking for an argument or even a debate, so I’m going to leave a couple of images below.

Just because an area isn’t near an active fault line doesn’t mean that fault zones within designated areas can’t eventually become active, nor does it mean other such areas don’t exist, and I can show proof of zones in the places I previously mentioned.

[Twist]

I’m not looking for an argument or even a debate, so I’m going to leave a couple of images below.

Just because an area isn’t near an active fault line doesn’t mean that fault zones within designated areas can’t eventually become active, nor does it mean other such areas don’t exist, and I can show proof of zones in the places I previously mentioned.

To build on this, and I’m not disagreeing with you or anyone else, but things change. It happens quite often due to nature.

I admitted in my first post here that yes, drilling and fracking could be a contributing factor and very possibly has been. But fault lines are usually only listed when there has been seismic activity. Just because one isn’t currently active doesn’t mean it won’t become active.

I have no idea how many fault zones exist, but they’re seemingly listed that way because there hasn’t been any type of a quake associated with them. There’s obviously fault lines within those zones which is why they are called out as fault zones, and they can probably become active at any time. Who knows when that might be.


I can definitely tell you one thing though, the fault zones I have experience with have setbacks to where construction is not allowed within a certain distance of the area of concern. And there’s a reason for that.

As far as Snyder, Tx, I can’t help you there because I have no idea about requirements or studies that apply to that area.