(insert your own joke here) Hoping there are no injuries and that damage is minimal.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on September 3, 2016 at 12:02:44 UTC (7:02 am local time).
Visit the USGS event page for more details on this earthquake.
Without studying the specifics of the wastewater injection and oil and gas production in this area, the USGS cannot currently conclude whether or not this particular earthquake was caused by industrial-related, human activities. However, we do know that many earthquakes in Oklahoma have been triggered by wastewater fluid injection. The USGS will continue to process seismic data in the following days and weeks that will help answer this question.An earthquake of comparable size last occurred in Oklahoma in 2011. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake also struck in Oklahoma on February 13, 2016.
More from USGS: https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitude-56-earthquake-oklahoma
Hope everyone is safe. Heard it stretched through a few states
ReplyDeleteThey are just fine, fine, fine, fine, fine. Those damn after shocks can make you stutter. LOL.
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