The Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) at the University of Memphis and the USGS have set off the first of two underground explosions on Oct. 28, 2002. The explosion took place just before 10:00 p.m. near Marked Tree, Arkansas. Researcher, Chuck Langston, is one of the lead scientists working on the experiments. Another larger blast occurred on Oct. 29, 2002, near Mooring, Tennessee.
The Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) at the University of Memphis and the USGS have set off the first of two underground explosions on Oct. 28, 2002. The explosion took place just before 10:00 p.m. near Marked Tree, Arkansas. Researcher, Chuck Langston, is one of the lead scientists working on the experiments. Another larger blast occurred on Oct. 29, 2002, near Mooring, Tennessee.
Please see the Langston's web page for more details on the experiment:
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/~langston/ESEE/esee.html
Also the USGS issued a press release at:
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=341
Please see the Langston's web page for more details on the experiment:
http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/~langston/ESEE/esee.html
Also the USGS issued a press release at:
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=341
