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posted by takyon on Monday September 05 2016, @04:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the frack-'n-crack dept.

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, rattling through at least six surrounding states in the US heartland, according to the US Geological Survey.

takyon: The story has been updated to note:

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is telling operators to shut down 35 disposal wells that may have played a role in a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook at least six states Saturday, Gov. Mary Fallin said. The disposal wells, which are linked to fracking and other industries that need to dispose of toxic waste water by injecting it deep into the earth, have recently drawn concern that they may actually induce earthquakes.

USGS: M5.6 - 15km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday September 06 2016, @03:20PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday September 06 2016, @03:20PM (#398150) Journal
    But we get those numbers. For example, there are almost a thousand more magnitude 3 quakes than magnitude 5 quakes. That means we're dissipating as much energy via either magnitude of earthquake. It's a radically different environment than the traditional earthquake environment where magnitude 3 earthquakes would be only 100 times as frequent as magnitude 5 quakes and thus, dissipate only a tenth the energy of a magnitude 5 earthquake.