5.1 and 3.9 Magnitude Earthquakes Recorded in Oklahoma

[Disir]

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook northwest Oklahoma and was felt in seven other states on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, the third-strongest temblor ever recorded in the state where the power and frequency of earthquakes has dramatically increased in recent years.

The earthquake centered about 17 miles north of Fairview in northwestern Oklahoma occurred at 11:07 a.m. and was reportedly felt across Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas, the USGS said. A second quake measured at 3.9 magnitude struck ten minutes later, followed at 11:41 a.m. by a 2.5 magnitude quake and at 12:21 p.m. by a 3.5 magnitude temblor.

Oklahoma's stronger and more frequent earthquakes have been linked to the injection into the ground of the briny wastewater left over from oil and gas production. All four earthquakes Saturday were in the same lightly populated area near Fairview, a town of about 2,600 that's about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The area has had several quakes of magnitude 4 since the start of the year.

Fairview police and the Major County Sheriff's Office had no reports of injury or significant damage. Sheriff's dispatcher Cheryl Landes said there had been several calls from concerned residents, but no damage more than pictures knocked off shelves and walls.
5.1 and 3.9 Magnitude Earthquakes Recorded in Oklahoma

They will not change until severe damage is done.

 

[Dhara]

Who will not change? You think earthquakes are human caused?

 

[Disir]

The ones here are.

 

[Dhara]

Can you prove that? Most earthquakes are caused by the shift ot plates within the earth. They aren't human caused.

 

[Political Junky]

Man-Made Earthquakes Are Changing the Seismic Landscape

 

[Disir]

Can you prove that? Most earthquakes are caused by the shift ot plates within the earth. They aren't human caused.

Oklahoma has already come forward with this. The governor has acknowledged it. The state has a website up.

These ones are caused from injecting the wastewater. Kansas had the same problem and while it is not completely resolved it has slacked off. Kansas was concerned with how much and how fast the injection is rather than depth.
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[whitehall]

Who "linked" earthquakes to "briny waste water"? Why not blame Bush and get it over with?

 

[NoTeaPartyPleez]

Who "linked" earthquakes to "briny waste water"? Why not blame Bush and get it over with?

The ultra-conservative Wall Street Journal, for starters. My father lives in Oklahoma, he's a far right wing gun nut and, true to the core, says this is all a big lie.

New Studies Link Earthquakes With Oil, Gas Drilling

New Studies Link Earthquakes With Oil, Gas Drilling
"""The Oklahoma Geological Survey released a statement Tuesday saying that it now “considers it very likely” that most of the hundreds of earthquakes in the state’s center in recent years were “triggered by the injection of produced water in disposal wells.” Produced water is salty fluid that naturally flows up wells along with oil and gas. Meanwhile in Texas, a team of college and federal researchers headed by scientists at Southern Methodist University released a new study concluding that a string of earthquakes that began in 2013 northwest of Fort Worth was also likely caused by wastewater injection."""

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Hilarious that we're blaming fracking for earthquakes

 

[Old Rocks]

I think that the people of Oklahoma are finding it a bit less than hilarious,.

 

[hangover]

More karma for fucking mother nature. "STOP FRACKING MY MOTHER!"

 

[woolster22]

Hilarious that we're blaming fracking for earthquakes

Why is that so far fetched? Fracking is the process of pumping various fluids and compounds into the earth's crust with the goal of breaking up the crust, and forcing the valuable gasses, oils and mineral rich fine material to the surface.

In lay man's terms, we're sticking a straw into a frozen lake or pond, and pumping air and fluid into it. Now this is no normal lake or pond, this body of frozen body of water's edges are held in position, hindering the "ice" from rising or falling with the fluctuating fluid vascillations. If you pump enough fluid into the body of water, the ice will begin to buckle and crack.

There has been a correlation with fracking and minor earthquakes for years now. A few quick Google searches, or even just reading the news on a daily basis would do you wonders. It is also evident that fracking, and the disposal of the toxic fluids into the subsurface has been contaminating the wells of small communities, to go down another Avenue.

But hey, "lmao, dis idiet tinks da oyel kompaniez mite b doin tings dat maiks badd tings hapen wat a lozer."