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Oklahoma: Latest 4.7 Quake a Reminder That Something Still Isn’t Right


There have been at least 34 earthquakes in Oklahoma since Friday, and every one of them have been at a very shallow depth, between 3km and 9km deep (2 – 5 miles) …

Richter Magnitude 4.7 – OKLAHOMA
Monday, November 07, 2011 at 08:46:57 PM at epicenter
35.541°N, 96.754°W
Depth: 5 km (3.1 miles)

“OKLAHOMA CITY – A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shook Oklahoma again at 8:46 p.m. Monday. This is the third large earthquake that rattled the Sooner State in just three days.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter of Monday evening’s earthquake was five miles northwest of Prague, six miles southeast of Sparks, nine miles east, northeast of Meeker, and 44 miles east of Oklahoma City.

The earthquake was only three miles deep.

News 9 felt it here in our studio in Oklahoma City, and several viewers have posted on our Facebook page saying they felt it too, including folks from Norman, Chickasha, Tulsa, Enid, Wakita, Alva, Guthrie and more.

Remember, you can send in your earthquake pictures at pics@news9.net. We will bring you more information as it becomes available.” Source – News9.

Oklahoma Earthquakes Stronger Than Fracking Tremors, Experts Say – “Thousands of times every day, drilling deep underground causes the earth to tremble. But don’t blame the surprise flurry of earthquakes in Oklahoma on man’s thirst for oil and gas, experts say. The weekend quakes were far stronger than the puny tremors from drilling – especially the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing. The weekend quakes didn’t have the mark of man. They were a force of nature… The magnitude-5.6 quake that rocked Oklahoma three miles underground had the power of 3,800 tons of TNT, which is nearly 2,000 times stronger than the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.” Read more.

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