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Plugged wells and reduced injection lower induced earthquake rates in Oklahoma, study finds
In 2015, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission ... earthquakes of magnitude 5 or larger, including the 2011 Prague and the 2016 Pawnee earthquakes that caused notable damage. Numerous studies ...
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Magnitude 4.0 earthquake reported in northwest Oklahoma
HELENA, Okla. – The US Geological Survey reports a 4.0 magnitude earthquake stuck northwestern Oklahoma early Friday. The USGS says the quake was recorded at 12:27 a.m., 12 miles northeast of ...
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A 5.4M Earthquake Shakes Up Oil And Gas Disposal Wells And Nuclear Waste Plans In The Permian Basin Of West Texas.
This pattern was a repeat of the earthquakes in Oklahoma when peak earthquakes, almost 900 > 3M, occurred in 2015. After the peak, the largest-ever earthquake occurred in September 3 of 2016: 5.8 M.
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Oklahoma is seeing hundreds of earthquakes every year - and a new study found a scarily direct link to fracking
Oklahoma is being pummeled by earthquakes, a phenomenon scientists have strongly tied to the practice of fracking. A new study highlights just how strong that connection is. According to the US ...