Oklahoma is having a “swarm” of earthquakes! The USGS can’t explain all the sudden earthquakes but some familiar names appear in that area: Chesapeake, Devon Energy, Phillips 66 etc
Central Oklahoma Earthquakes Examined
About Sharon Wilson
Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.
- Web |
- More Posts(5121)
It could very well be drilling related. Look at the depth:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US10/32.42.-100.-90_eqs.php
Injected steam & CO2, and gas fracing could cause this. 5 km is within the zone of drilling activity.
Now, if it was like 20-30 km deep, then I would doubt drilling or recovery activities are a cause.
I think it's just all those rowdy fans at the OSU games. I can't imagine any of those nice people at the gas company causing that and not saying anything. I trust them completely. They've hardly ever lied to me in the past.
I've learned to not drink anything while reading your comments. =)
You did my research for me! 🙂 I love pointing things like this out to people and shocking them. This is just more to add to the list of problems O&G cause. How can so many people stay so blissfully unaware!?