ENVR Series of earthquakes, the largest being a 4.2 magnitude, felt throughout Oklahoma City metro

[Donna_in_OK]

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Series of earthquakes felt throughout Oklahoma City metro

A series of earthquakes rattled the Oklahoma City metro on Friday night, with the largest being recorded as a 4.2 magnitude.

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Series of earthquakes, the largest being a 4.2 magnitude, felt throughout Oklahoma City metro

ARCADIA, Okla. —

A series of earthquakes shook the Oklahoma City metro on Friday night, with the largest being recorded as a 4.2 magnitude.

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The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 3.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:37 p.m. about 3 miles west of Arcadia. Less than 10 minutes later, a 4.2-magnitude quake rattled about 4 miles west of Arcadia, according to the USGS.

A third earthquake of 2.7 magnitude was recorded at 9:53 p.m. near Arcadia. The USGS recorded more earthquakes shortly after 10 p.m. near Arcadia with magnitudes of 2.0, 2.6, 2.4 and 2.5, respectively.


KOCO 5 has received several emails and messages from people throughout the area saying they felt them.

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Note from me: There was another 4.4 about 5:36 this morning same location. Felt it as the shock rolled beneath me.

 

[Terrwyn]

Has OK always had these earthquakes? My Father's side were all native Okies and I don't recall any ever being mentioned. Is it fracking?

 

[LYKURGOS]

Has OK always had these earthquakes? My Father's side were all native Okies and I don't recall any ever being mentioned. Is it fracking?

If you ever drive 35 south the limestone from North of Davis to Ardmore is folded. It takes major geologic movement to make that happen. Most of the limestone in the Ozark area is still bedded horizontal. Something happened in south central Oklahoma eons ago.

 

[Cohickman]

No activity felt in the Lawton/Ft Sill area.

 

[Donna_in_OK]

Has OK always had these earthquakes? My Father's side were all native Okies and I don't recall any ever being mentioned. Is it fracking?

I'm not sure if it is fracking this time or not. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has sent a team to investigate to see if it is fracking.

Reading elsewhere, there seems to have been 2 or 3 aftershocks from the 4.4 that we had at 7:36 this morning.

I live probably about 30-40 minutes from there, give or take a few, and felt the rattles and heard the booms starting last night. Strange the dogs haven't done anything, but the cats were acting crazy yesterday. One of the cats this morning about 4am, was looking BSC. Bat * crazy.

 

[West]

WAG...Soon we will have a snownado, while riding a earthquake.

Might get that tee-shirt!

 

[wobble]

Has OK always had these earthquakes? My Father's side were all native Okies and I don't recall any ever being mentioned. Is it fracking?

It didn't start picking up in EQ's until the later 90's from what I can recall.
I remember one EQ being in the news when I was a kid in the 70's, but that was all I ever heard of EQ's in Okieland.

 

[Donna_in_OK]

WAG...Soon we will have a snownado, while riding a earthquake.

Might get that tee-shirt!

Let me get my handy dandy cricut and my heat transfer vinyl and I'm on it.

 

[Coulter]

I felt it here - very subtle - for 3 or 4 seconds - 150 miles north of Ok CIty.

 

[Millwright]

I didn't notice anything.

 

[Southside]

Not expecting any here in Chicago, until Prickster starts jumping up and down, upset at the Texas Governor!
Keep em coming!

 

[Donna_in_OK]

Just heard on the morning news that OCC said there is no oil and gas in the area. I do know that area is FLUSH with $$$ homes (multiple nba players).

 

[packyderms_wife]

Has OK always had these earthquakes? My Father's side were all native Okies and I don't recall any ever being mentioned. Is it fracking?

That area sits on top of the mid continental rift which is way over due for movement

 

[bracketquant]

As he just dropped out of the race, I rule out the cause of the earthquakes as a Chris Christie door-to-door Oklahoma City campaign.

 

[Millwright]

 

[Wildweasel]

Has OK always had these earthquakes? My Father's side were all native Okies and I don't recall any ever being mentioned. Is it fracking?

I haven't seen any report on the depth of the quakes, depth being the best indicator of one being fracking related. Most fracking quakes are shallow, a mile or two deep. Natural quakes are usually many miles deeper.

 

[Coulter]

I didn't notice anything.

Are you still in Martha's vineyard?

 

[Millwright]

Are you still in Martha's vineyard?

Martha moved from Ok. a few years ago.

 

[Coulter]

Martha moved from Ok. a few years ago.

I hadn't heard.

 

[packyderms_wife]

I haven't seen any report on the depth of the quakes, depth being the best indicator of one being fracking related. Most fracking quakes are shallow, a mile or two deep. Natural quakes are usually many miles deeper.

I must be doing it wrong, the quake app on my phone is listing the depths.

 

[Intestinal Fortitude]

tunnel boring machines?

 

[packyderms_wife]

tunnel boring machines?

At four miles deep? I thought only lizard people had that type of tech?

 

[Donna_in_OK]

debts are about 6 to 6.5 km

 

[Donna_in_OK]

Latest per the local news - 18 total quakes. They seem to be making a big deal out of this, as it was close to a water treatment facility at that lake. OCC has reported that there is no active oil or gas work in the area, so it doesn't seem to be fracking at the moment.

 

[Wildweasel]

Latest per the local news - 18 total quakes. They seem to be making a big deal out of this, as it was close to a water treatment facility at that lake. OCC has reported that there is no active oil or gas work in the area, so it doesn't seem to be fracking at the moment.

6 to 6.5km is deeper than any fracking operation I've heard of. They're fracking 3 to 4km deep around here in eastern PA and that's very deep fracking per friends in the industry. In Oklahoma they're working at 2km deep or thereabouts.