Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

[JohnnyApplesack]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

 

[Weatherman2020]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

 

[bodecea]

Oh well.

 

[JohnnyApplesack]

Oh well.

you mean oil well

 

[Moonglow]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

The proof is in the increase of quakes.....

 

[Fenton Lum]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

The frack you say. It would be science, you'd have to deny that too, relax.

 

[TheOldSchool]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

Here you go, you dumb fucking rube: New USGS Maps Identify Potential Ground-Shaking Hazards in 2017

 

[Old Rocks]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

On the contrary, a map of earthquakes in Oklahoma right here.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/byregion/oklahoma/OKquakes1973_062642016v3.pdf

 

[Harry Dresden]

so a little tremor every now and then keeps you alert....

 

[Weatherman2020]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

On the contrary, a map of earthquakes in Oklahoma right here.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/byregion/oklahoma/OKquakes1973_062642016v3.pdf

No one denies earthquakes occur. USGS link to the OP is what I want. Not the Left Angeles Times.

 

[Old Rocks]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

On the contrary, a map of earthquakes in Oklahoma right here.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/byregion/oklahoma/OKquakes1973_062642016v3.pdf

No one denies earthquakes occur. USGS link to the OP is what I want. Not the Left Angeles Times.

Induced Earthquakes

Induced Earthquakes
Myths and Misconceptions
What you do and don’t know about induced seismicity

Fact 1: Fracking is NOT causing most of the induced earthquakes. Wastewater disposal is the primary cause of the recent increase in earthquakes in the central United States.

Wastewater disposal wells typically operate for longer durations and inject much more fluid than hydraulic fracturing, making them more likely to induce earthquakes. Enhanced oil recovery injects fluid into rock layers where oil and gas have already been extracted, while wastewater injection often occurs in never-before-touched rocks. Therefore, wastewater injection can raise pressure levels more than enhanced oil recovery, and thus increases the likelihood of induced earthquakes.

Fact 2: Not all wastewater injection wells induce earthquakes.
Most injection wells are not associated with felt earthquakes. A combination of many factors is necessary for injection to induce felt earthquakes. These include: the injection rate and total volume injected; the presence of faults that are large enough to produce felt earthquakes; stresses that are large enough to produce earthquakes; and the presence of pathways for the fluid pressure to travel from the injection point to faults.

Fact 3: Wastewater is produced at all oil wells, not just hydraulic fracturing sites.
Most wastewater currently disposed of across the nation is generated and produced in the process of oil and gas extraction. As discussed above, saltwater is produced as a byproduct during the extraction process. This wastewater is found at nearly every oil and gas extraction well.

The other main constituent of wastewater is leftover hydraulic fracturing fluid. Once hydraulic fracturing is completed, drilling engineers extract the fluids that are remaining in the well. Some of this recovered hydraulic fracturing fluid is used in subsequent fracking operations, while some of it is disposed of in deep wells.

Fact 4: The content of the wastewater injected in disposal wells is highly variable.
In many locations, wastewater has little or nothing to do with hydraulic fracturing. In Oklahoma, less than 10% of the water injected into wastewater disposal wells is used hydraulic fracturing fluid. Most of the wastewater in Oklahoma is saltwater that comes up along with oil during the extraction process.

In contrast, the fluid disposed of near earthquake sequences that occurred in Youngstown, Ohio, and Guy, Arkansas, consisted largely of spent hydraulic fracturing fluid.

Fact 5: Induced seismicity can occur at significant distances from injection wells and at different depths.
Seismicity can be induced at distances of 10 miles or more away from the injection point and at significantly greater depths than the injection point.

Fact 6: Wells not requiring surface pressure to inject wastewater can still induce earthquakes.
Wells where you can pour fluid down the well without added pressure at the wellhead still increase the fluid pressure within the formation and thus can induce earthquakes.

So, the earthquakes are produced by the injection of fluids from drilling operations.

 

[JohnnyApplesack]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Fake news. No links to any USGS website saying such a thing.

Here you go, you dumb fucking rube: New USGS Maps Identify Potential Ground-Shaking Hazards in 2017

the USGS is funded by Soros I guess

 

[Old Rocks]

Yes, that has to be the case, after all, most of their scientists are members of the American Geophysical Union, or the Geological Society of America. And both of those scientific societies state that AGW is real, and a clear and present danger.

 

[depotoo]

I love it. They only started measuring the earthquakes there beginning in 1961. And even then they did not have all the sensors they have today. But there was a reason they installed any then, because they had been felt there for years, long before any fracking started. Their fault lines date back millions of years.
Why aren't Californias earthquakes blamed on fracking? Oh, because they have fault lines that have existed for millions of years.
In the past, Oklahoma hasn’t been the focus of earthquake research or fault mapping, versus California, where faults like the San Andreas fault have been studied for decades. Research is ramping up to understand more about Oklahoma’s geology and seismic history, but that will take time.

 

[Sunni Man]

I grew up in southwest Oklahoma during the 60's, right in the heart of tornado and oil country. Active drilling rig's were a common sight. Every once in awhile there would be a slight to medium tremor that would shake objects on the coffee table and sometimes rattle a picture frame off the wall. Old timer's said it was a normal occurrence even when they grew up, and nothing to worry about.

Thing is, fracking didn't start until the 1990"s .....

 

[sartre play]

Must be Soros out there digging wells, and saying it"s not the facking it's the water disposal. HUH! caused by fracking. call up some people out east in OK, see what they say.

 

[Bush92]

The seismic risk is forecast to be so high that the chance of damage in Oklahoma and southern Kansas is expected to be similar to that of earthquakes in California, USGS scientists writing in the journal Seismological Research Letters said Wednesday.


In 2016 alone, Oklahoma experienced several damaging earthquakes, including a magnitude 5.0 temblor in November near the central oil town of Cushing — which proclaims itself the “Pipeline Crossroads of the World” — that dislodged unreinforced bricks in chimneys and storefronts, sending them tumbling onto the sidewalks.

Oklahoma's earthquake threat now equals California's due to man-made temblors, USGS says

OK now has the same quake risk but no ocean, mountains, deserts, redwood forests, or beaches

FRACK BABY FRACK!

Your stupid.

 

[depotoo]

Quakes actually went down in number in 2015 and 2016, there.

 

[Old Rocks]

I love it. They only started measuring the earthquakes there beginning in 1961. And even then they did not have all the sensors they have today. But there was a reason they installed any then, because they had been felt there for years, long before any fracking started. Their fault lines date back millions of years.
Why aren't Californias earthquakes blamed on fracking? Oh, because they have fault lines that have existed for millions of years.
In the past, Oklahoma hasn’t been the focus of earthquake research or fault mapping, versus California, where faults like the San Andreas fault have been studied for decades. Research is ramping up to understand more about Oklahoma’s geology and seismic history, but that will take time.

Why all the lies, and so obvious ones. Seismographs anywhere in the midwest will pick up a magnitude three in Oklahoma. And there have been seismographs monitoring that region for a long time because of the New Madrid fault.

New Map Shows Huge Rise in Human-Caused Earthquakes

In parts of Oklahoma, this wastewater injection has increased five to tenfold. At the same time, earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 and greater spiked from fewer than 100 between 1970 and 2009 to almost 600 in 2014, and a whopping 907 in 2015

They went from fewer than 3 magnitude 3 quakes per year, to 907 in 2015. That is an increase of two orders of magnitude.

 

[Old Rocks]

Quakes actually went down in number in 2015 and 2016, there.

Oklahoma Earthquakes: Top 5 strongest quakes in 2016

Oklahoma saw a decrease in the number of 3.0 magnitude and higher earthquakes rattling the state in 2016, but it also experienced its strongest quake to date.

In September, a 5.8 magnitude quake shook Pawnee. It was originally recorded as a 5.6 magnitude quake but was later upgraded by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Sandstone bricks from the side of the historic Pawnee County Bank litter the sidewalk at Sixth St. and Harrison in Pawnee, Okla., after an early morning 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. Photo by Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman
That same month, NewsOK Energy Editor Adam Wilmoth reported the geological survey also upgraded the official magnitude of the Nov. 6, 2011, earthquake near Prague to magnitude 5.7, up from 5.6 previously.

Here's a breakdown of the total number of 3.0 and higher earthquakes in Oklahoma since 2010:


With 616 quakes, 2016 showed a decline from the 903 reports in 2015; however, last year still ranked higher than 2014, which had 579 recorded 3.0 and higher earthquakes, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.

Up from less than three to 579 in 2016. Big hurrah.