5.6 earth quake shakes a huge section of Oklahoma & Kansas this morning!

Earthquake jolts Flint Hills
Last Updated on September 3rd, 2016  
Written by Chuck Samples
KVOE listeners were rudely awoken early Saturday.
The US Geological Survey says a 5.6 preliminary magnitude earthquake stuck about 10 miles north of Pawnee, Okla., just after 7 am, sending significant tremors across the Flint Hills for about 10 minutes. Details are pending through the USGS.
KVOE listeners report pictures and knick-knacks being knocked off walls, door chimes shaking abnormally, a car "dancing" in a driveway and animals acting strangely. Reports have come in from Emporia, Olpe, Strong City, Americus, Madison, Burlington, Reading and elsewhere across the KVOE listening area.
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WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

ITALY,  New Zealand,  Oklahoma, Kansas....

The whole world's falling apart  !!!

Earthquake Shakes Swath of Midwest From Nebraska to Texas

Grocery store items were rattled off their shelves at Whites Food Liner in Pawnee, Oklahoma.

One of Oklahoma's largest earthquakes on record rattled other parts of the Midwest on Saturday from Nebraska to North Texas, and likely will turn new attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.
The United States Geological Survey said a 5.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 7:02 a.m. Saturday in north-central Oklahoma, a key energy-producing region. Five aftershocks, ranging from 3.6 to 2.7, were reported in the hour after the initial quake.
They also have reports of a 3.1 earthquake east of Luther and a 3.2 quake east-northeast of Medford in the state.
Pawnee County Emergency Management Director Mark Randell said there was some damage, but no buildings collapsed in Pawnee, a town of 2,200 about 9 miles southeast of the epicenter, and there were no injuries, either.

The United States Geological Survey said a 5.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 7:02 a.m. Saturday in north-central Oklahoma.

"We've got buildings cracked,'' Randell said. "Most of it's brick and mortar, old buildings from the early 1900s"
The office of Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin tweeted that state highway crews were checking for bridge damage, and the state Department of Emergency Management would assess damage and determine how to address it.
People in Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Des Moines, Iowa; and Norman, Oklahoma, all reported feeling the earthquake. No major damage was immediately reported.

Saturday's quake was centered about 9 miles northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma, which has a population of about 2,200. Earlier this week, Pawnee, which is about 70 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, saw a magnitude 3.2 temblor. The 5.6 quake ties for Oklahoma's strongest earthquake on record, the first coming in November 2011.
USGS geophysicist Robert Sanders described the quake as "one of the largest events in Oklahoma in the last few years." He said it was shallow, about a couple of miles deep.
Sanders said given its strength and shallow depth, there is the potential for damage, but they haven't received any reports yet. 
An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production. State regulators have asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes in earthquake-prone regions of the state.
A cluster of quakes in northwestern Oklahoma this year included a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, and several 4.7 quakes were felt last fall before regulators stepped in to limit disposal activity.
Some parts of Oklahoma now match northern California for the nation's most shake prone, and one Oklahoma region has a 1 in 8 chance of a damaging quake in 2016, with other parts closer to 1 in 20.
Sean Weide in Omaha, Nebraska, told The Associated Press that he'd never been in an earthquake before and thought he was getting dizzy. Weide said he and one of his daughters "heard the building start creaking" and said it "was surreal."
Source: Earthquake Shakes Swath of Midwest From Nebraska to Texas | NBC4 Washington http://www.nbcwashington.com/weather/stories/Earthquake-Shakes-Swath-of-Midwest-from-Missouri-to-Oklahoma-392239401.html#ixzz4JD5ecwtX

Record year for Oklahoma earthquakes
By: Victoria Maranan [email=victoria.maranan@kxii.com?subject=RE:Record year for Oklahoma]Email[/email]
Updated: Wed 8:43 PM, Feb 29, 2012                                              

OKLAHOMA -- Just Wednesday afternoon, a 3.0 magnitude earthquake shook the central Oklahoma town of Wellston. Experts tell us the state experienced more than 1,000 quakes last year, with tremors felt by more than 60,000 people across Oklahoma and surrounding states.
Seismologists saw a big jump in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma last year. More than 1,000 quakes were recorded in 2011 -- ten times the average number of 100 a year.
Last year also produced the strongest quake in the state's history -- a 5.6 magnitude tremor in Lincoln County -- in November.
http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Record_year_for_Oklahoma_earthquakes_140983543.html

Oklahoma earthquake activity set to break records in 2016
Oklahoma’s seismic activity in 2016 is predicted to blow out that of any previous year’s records. 
Saturday, January 9, 2016 12:01 am
STACY RYBURN World Staff Writer TulsaWorld.com

4.0-plus magnitude quakes for 2016
Jan. 1, 5:39 a.m.: 4.2, 5km NE of Edmond

Jan. 6, 10:27 p.m.: 4.4, 31km NW of Fairview

Jan. 6, 10:27 p.m.: 4.8, 32km NW of Fairview

Jan. 7,   2:37 a.m.: 4.0, 27km NW of Fairview

Jan. 7,   1:59 p.m.: 4.0, 30km NW of Fairview

Jan. 8,   7:36 a.m.: 4.1, 30km NNW of Fairview

Source: U.S. Geological Survey

The year has gotten off to a shaky start in Oklahoma — literally.
Only eight days in to 2016, the state has already seen six earthquakes of 4.0 magnitude or greater, according to data.
It wasn’t until Jan. 27 that Oklahoma saw its first 4.0-plus earthquakes in 2015. A pair hit on that afternoon within a short time frame — a 4.2-magnitude quake near Perry in Noble County and a 4.0 near Medford in Grant County, as recorded by the Oklahoma Geological Survey.
It took even longer in 2014. The state’s first 4.0 or above earthquakes that year — 4.2 and 4.1 in magnitude — hit Logan County on March 30, according to the state agency.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/earthquakes/oklahoma-earthquake-activity-set-to-break-records-in/article_cb93b1b1-0654-5a32-a684-0c896df21c2d.html

Syl wrote:It must be really scary living in an earthquake prone city.
Stay safe.

eddie wrote:

Syl wrote:It must be really scary living in an earthquake prone city.
Stay safe.

I wanted to add my best wishes earlier but it would've been taken the wrong way.
I echo your sentiments.

4EVER2 wrote:
John Geery in Stull, Kansas.  3 hrs ·
At 7:01 this morning in Stull KS:
5.6 earthquake from Pawnee OK
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This little town is outside of our State Capitol - Topeka, KS.  Yes there is wide spread damage.  My house had some stuff fall off of the walls - it was out in the garage that I've been spending most of my morning!  Picking up lumber - trim pieces - tools - things I had hanging that are now down and all over the place ...what once was organized is now CHAOS! 
Well, at least it a beautiful day, to be doing garage chores but I've got loads of yard work - trimming - mowing that needs to be done as soon as I unbury my riding mower!  DANG IT~~~

Gee, FTL ...I sure enjoy your cute emotioncon/similes; no one seems to mind your selection and use - while I get reamed from many friendly members for using mine! 

FTL stated > Thanks 4ever2, that very kind of you.  I love the cheeky little devils

The authorities in Oklahoma have shut down 37 wastewater wells used by the fracking industry to extract oil and gas after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the area on Saturday, equaling the biggest quake to hit the state. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin tweeted that the decision to shut down the wells was a “mandatory directive” and the total area of interest is 725 sq. miles. Jim Urquhar Fracking-caused earthquakes put 7 million Americans at risk – USGS
The tremor affected the town of Pawnee in the north of the state, while it was also felt over a seven-state area, the United States Geological Society (USGS) reported. Saturday’s earthquake matches the strongest recorded tremor ever to have hit the area, which occurred in 2011.
“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,” the agency said in a statement on Saturday. “However, we do know that many earthquakes in Oklahoma have been triggered by wastewater fluid injection.”
https://www.rt.com/usa/358233-oklahoma-earthquake-fracking-wells/

4EVER2 wrote:

FTL stated > Thanks 4ever2, thats very kind of you.  I love the cheeky little devils

What link or freebie sight do you use?  This is the one I'm most often to open up >
http://www.sherv.net/emoticons.html