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Moderate Quake Hits Temblor-Prone Oklahoma
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in Oklahoma rattled the area northwest of Pawnee on Saturday, fuelling growing concern about seismic activity linked to energy production, a federal agency said.
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House Shook 'Like A Rubber Band' Oklahoma Man Says After Earthquake
A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma's key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas on Saturday and likely will focus fresh new attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.
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Oklahoma Hit By 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit the US state of Oklahoma today, the United States Geological Survey reported.
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Magnitude 5.1 And 3.9 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma: US Geological Survey
Two earthquakes, one with a magnitude 5.1 and the other of 3.9, struck northern Oklahoma on Saturday morning and were felt through much of the state but no damages were immediately reported, the US Geological Survey and local media said.
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4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Cushing, Oklahoma
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit near the north-central Oklahoma city of Cushing on Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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From 2 Earthquakes a Year, a State Reports 2 a Day
The central US state of Oklahoma has gone from registering two earthquakes a year to nearly two a day and scientists point to a controversial culprit: wastewater injection wells used in fracking.
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Oklahoma Scientists Say Earthquakes Linked to Oil and Gas Work
Oklahoma geologists have documented strong links between increased seismic activity in the state and the injection into the ground of wastewater from oil and gas production, a state agency said on Tuesday.
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Rare Earthquake Shakes Parts of Kansas and Oklahoma
A shallow 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, a rare occurrence for two US states more used to tornadoes than tremors.
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Seven Small Earthquakes Shake Central Oklahoma: Report
The US Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma in a span of just about 14 hours.
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Wastewater Injection Wells Linked to Oklahoma Earthquakes
A sharp rise in earthquakes in the Midwestern state of Oklahoma is due to an increase in wastewater injection from oil and gas operations in recent years, researchers said on Thursday.
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4.5 magnitude earthquake rattles central Oklahoma
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake in central Oklahoma has shaken residents, just weeks after the two-year anniversary of the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state.
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Moderate Quake Hits Temblor-Prone Oklahoma
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded in Oklahoma rattled the area northwest of Pawnee on Saturday, fuelling growing concern about seismic activity linked to energy production, a federal agency said.
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House Shook 'Like A Rubber Band' Oklahoma Man Says After Earthquake
A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma's key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas on Saturday and likely will focus fresh new attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.
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Oklahoma Hit By 5.6 Magnitude Earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 hit the US state of Oklahoma today, the United States Geological Survey reported.
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Magnitude 5.1 And 3.9 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma: US Geological Survey
Two earthquakes, one with a magnitude 5.1 and the other of 3.9, struck northern Oklahoma on Saturday morning and were felt through much of the state but no damages were immediately reported, the US Geological Survey and local media said.
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4.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Cushing, Oklahoma
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit near the north-central Oklahoma city of Cushing on Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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From 2 Earthquakes a Year, a State Reports 2 a Day
The central US state of Oklahoma has gone from registering two earthquakes a year to nearly two a day and scientists point to a controversial culprit: wastewater injection wells used in fracking.
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Oklahoma Scientists Say Earthquakes Linked to Oil and Gas Work
Oklahoma geologists have documented strong links between increased seismic activity in the state and the injection into the ground of wastewater from oil and gas production, a state agency said on Tuesday.
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Rare Earthquake Shakes Parts of Kansas and Oklahoma
A shallow 4.8-magnitude earthquake rattled parts of Kansas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, a rare occurrence for two US states more used to tornadoes than tremors.
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Seven Small Earthquakes Shake Central Oklahoma: Report
The US Geological Survey has recorded seven small earthquakes shaking central Oklahoma in a span of just about 14 hours.
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Wastewater Injection Wells Linked to Oklahoma Earthquakes
A sharp rise in earthquakes in the Midwestern state of Oklahoma is due to an increase in wastewater injection from oil and gas operations in recent years, researchers said on Thursday.
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4.5 magnitude earthquake rattles central Oklahoma
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake in central Oklahoma has shaken residents, just weeks after the two-year anniversary of the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state.
