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Wastewater Disposal Likely Induced February 2016 Magnitude 5.1 Oklahoma Earthquake

October 25, 2016 - in Land Development, News, Wastewater, Water

Distant wastewater disposal wells likely induced the third largest earthquake in recent Oklahoma record, the Feb. 13, 2016, magnitude 5.1 event roughly 32 kilometers northwest of Fairview, Oklahoma. These findings from the U.S. Geological Survey are available…