Comments on: Rare 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes In The Gulf of Mexico http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mike http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364318 mike Tue, 08 May 2018 18:02:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364318 anybody that complains about drilling, take away all they use that was made with or uses oil, they'd scream bloody murder. :D the idea that drilling had anything to do with a quake is laughable. anybody that complains about drilling, take away all they use that was made with or uses oil, they’d scream bloody murder. :D

the idea that drilling had anything to do with a quake is laughable.

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364278 David Huie Green Tue, 08 May 2018 03:25:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364278 REGARDING: "While the Gulf is not tectonically active, it is still subject to plate movement and that is where the earthquakes are coming from." An entire plate need not be involved. Salt in salt domes is slowly pushing up through the strata. They have many small quakes Also, as they deform the strata, they create slope or dip for petroleum and gas to rise to the highest part. Thus drilling is common to reach the hydrocarbons. The salt domes create minor quakes and conditions conducive to drilling. David for Diamond Crystal REGARDING:
“While the Gulf is not tectonically active, it is still subject to plate movement and that is where the earthquakes are coming from.”

An entire plate need not be involved. Salt in salt domes is slowly pushing up through the strata. They have many small quakes

Also, as they deform the strata, they create slope or dip for petroleum and gas to rise to the highest part. Thus drilling is common to reach the hydrocarbons.

The salt domes create minor quakes and conditions conducive to drilling.

David for Diamond Crystal

]]> By: Mark http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364275 Mark Tue, 08 May 2018 00:30:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364275 I hope a thorough investigation will be made. This" quake" happened right where they drill for oil. And yes, they do use explosives. I hope a thorough investigation will be made. This” quake” happened right where they drill for oil. And yes, they do use explosives.

]]> By: Christian http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364274 Christian Tue, 08 May 2018 00:25:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364274 What happens when you use a machine without oil???? The oil under our feet serves a purpose to mother earth. And I ain't no tree hugger I work offshore LOL I'm just not ignorant. What happens when you use a machine without oil????
The oil under our feet serves a purpose to mother earth. And I ain’t no tree hugger I work offshore LOL I’m just not ignorant.

]]> By: Frank http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364270 Frank Mon, 07 May 2018 22:45:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364270 Kate, I don't know about you but I was paying higher prices before the tax break and got more than I have in the last ten years Kate, I don’t know about you but I was paying higher prices before the tax break and got more than I have in the last ten years

]]> By: Les Bridges http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364255 Les Bridges Mon, 07 May 2018 19:45:46 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364255 Divers places? Divers places?

]]> By: Cindy http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364241 Cindy Mon, 07 May 2018 18:11:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364241 How about it is just an act of God..happened since the beginning of time How about it is just an act of God..happened since the beginning of time

]]> By: SharkHunter http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364222 SharkHunter Mon, 07 May 2018 15:21:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364222 This was obviously due to a breaching Megladon. They feed on Great White Sharks. They can sense the trackers on the Great White Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. The pinging is like the dinner bells ringing. This was obviously due to a breaching Megladon. They feed on Great White Sharks. They can sense the trackers on the Great White Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. The pinging is like the dinner bells ringing.

]]> By: No Excuses http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364221 No Excuses Mon, 07 May 2018 14:58:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364221 While the Gulf is not tectonically active, it is still subject to plate movement and that is where the earthquakes are coming from. Remember Haiti a few years back? Same thing. While the Gulf is not tectonically active, it is still subject to plate movement and that is where the earthquakes are coming from. Remember Haiti a few years back? Same thing.

]]> By: Rick http://www.northescambia.com/2018/05/rare-4-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/comment-page-1#comment-364220 Rick Mon, 07 May 2018 14:45:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=323396#comment-364220 Drilling had nothing to do with that earthquake. If it did, there would be more. Drilling had nothing to do with that earthquake. If it did, there would be more.

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