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Earthquakes Setting Off Ordinance? - DeathValleyDazed - 2022-07-31
Over at r/DeathValleyNP I found this fascinating bit of information in thread about motorcycling around The Argus Range. It appears that a "local" with the handle CaeliRex has experience with this topic.
"For years we tested ships’ guns in the direction of the Argus Range. Also have lost more than a few missiles in that direction. So, If you do come across something assume it’s live. The base operator is (760) 939-9011. During the 2019 twin earthquakes people recorded explosions & fires in the Argus Range. I’m not sure if they were ever determined to be old mining explosives or something else."
I had never heard of such a thing so am wondering if any of you have similar experience with ammo and earthquakes?
RE: Earthquakes Setting Off Ordinance? - DVexile - 2022-08-01
Google finds no mentions of explosions set off by the quakes.
The warning about reporting and not approaching any unexploded ordnance that you might find is spot on.
RE: Earthquakes Setting Off Ordinance? - GowerGulch42 - 2022-08-02
That would be extremely unlikely, and any reports can probably be attributed to genuine misunderstandings or misidentifications of rockfall, dust plumes, or electrical fires.