2016 Oklahoma earthquake

Earthquake in Oklahoma, United States the M5.8 earthquake the earthquake swarms of which this was the largest earthquake Oklahoma earthquake swarms (2009–present) October 2026 November 2024 Terremoto_de_oklahoma_de_2016.jpg ShakeMap of the 2016 Oklahoma earthquake. ShakeMap of the 2016 Oklahoma earthquake USA Oklahoma 2016-09-03 12:02:44 609392616 us10006jxs September 3, 2016 7:02:44 a.m. CDT 5.8 Mw 5.4 km mi us 2 36.430 N 96.932 W dms type:event_dim:200km inline,title Strike-slip VII 1 injured Part of the 2009–present Oklahoma earthquakes 2016 Oklahoma earthquake United States The 2016 Oklahoma earthquake occurred on September 3, 2016, near Pawnee, Oklahoma. Measuring 5.8 on the moment magnitude scale, it is the strongest in state history.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10006jxs#executive M5.8 – 15 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma September 7, 2016 United States Geological Survey September 7, 2016Magnitudes for Oklahoma Earthquakes Shift Upward https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitudes-oklahoma-earthquakes-shift-upward United States Geological Survey September 7, 2016 September 7, 2016 At 5.8 magnitude, this ties it with the 2011 Virginia earthquake, which was determined after it struck to be the most powerful quake in the eastern United States in the preceding 70 years.Initial Assessment of the Intensity Distribution of the 2011 Mw 5.8 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake Seismological Research Letters 83 4 649 2012 Hough S. E. Susan Hough 10.1785/0220110140 2012SeiRL..83..649H Events The initial quake was followed by nine local aftershocks between magnitudes 2.6 and 3.6 within three and one-half hours.Sally Asher Violet Hassler http://www.enidnews.com/news/updated-with-fallin-comments-aftershocks-large-and-long-earthquake-felt/article_184f9e1e-71d2-11e6-8dc9-87f17af9538d.html OCC calls for shutdown of wells, governor declares emergency in wake of 5.6 quake in Oklahoma Enid News & Eagle September 3, 2016 September 7, 2016 Some news reports indicated that the earthquake was felt as far south as San Antonio, Texas, as far north as Fargo, North Dakota, as far east as Memphis, Tennessee, and as far west as Gilbert, Arizona.Miller Ken September 3, 2016 Record-Tying Oklahoma Earthquake Felt as Far Away as Arizona https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/earthquake-shakes-swath-midwest-missouri-oklahoma-41842405 Associated Press September 3, 2016http://www.newschannel5.com/newsy/earthquakes-like-the-one-in-oklahoma-could-be-humans-fault Earthquakes Like The One in Oklahoma Could Be Humans' Fault Stephenson Lauren September 3, 2016 Newsy September 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160904170236/http://www.newschannel5.com/newsy/earthquakes-like-the-one-in-oklahoma-could-be-humans-fault September 4, 2016 dead The earthquake was the largest ever recorded in the state, substantially exceeding a 5.8 magnitude earthquake which struck near Fairview in February 2016 and slightly more powerful than the 5.7 magnitude 2011 Oklahoma earthquake in Prague, Oklahoma. It occurred amid a significant increase in induced earthquakes in the central and eastern United States over the seven preceding years. Oklahoma in particular saw earthquake rates increase by over two hundred times between 2009 and 2016, from a background average of one to three a year, between 1975 and 2008. It experienced 585 quakes of magnitude 3 and larger, in 2014, compared with only 100 in 2013. This was over three times the number experienced by seismically active California in 2014.Soraghan Mike EARTHQUAKES: Shaken more than 580 times, Okla. is top state for quakes in 2014 http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060011066 EnergyWire September 7, 2016 January 5, 2016Kuchment Anna March 28, 2016 Drilling for Earthquakes http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/drilling-for-earthquakes/ Scientific American September 3, 2016O'Donoghue Amy Joi May 3, 2016 Report highlights earth-shattering increases in central U.S. seismic hazards https://www.deseret.com/2015/5/4/20564005/report-highlights-earth-shattering-increases-in-central-u-s-seismic-hazards/ Deseret News September 3, 2016 Following the earthquake, Pawnee Nation declared a state of emergency and closed off several of its buildings until such time as the damage could be examined.Pawnee Nation declares state of emergency after earthquake http://ktul.com/news/local/pawnee-nation-declares-state-of-emergency-after-earthquake Remer Jessica September 3, 2016 September 3, 2016 Regulators in Oklahoma ordered 37 wastewater disposal wells in the vicinity of the earthquake (see map in citation) to be rapidly closed.USGS: 5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Oklahoma http://kfor.com/2016/09/03/usgs-5-6-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-oklahoma/ KFOR-TV September 3, 2016 September 7, 2016Tobben Sheela September 3, 2016 Oklahoma Quake Triggers Closing of Fracking Waste-Disposal Wells https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-03/oklahoma-quake-triggers-closing-of-fracking-waste-disposal-wells Bloomberg News September 3, 2016 Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency for Pawnee County where the worst of the damage was located.September 3, 2016 Gov. Fallin Declares State of Emergency For Pawnee County After Quake http://www.news9.com/story/33008800/state-responds-to-56-earthquake news9.com September 3, 2016The Latest: Oklahoma governor declares emergency after quake http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5f6fef94c4354ac3a43267858c4bb7c4/latest-oklahoma-governor-crews-assess-structures Associated Press September 3, 2016 September 3, 2016September 2026 InternetArchiveBot Thirty-two additional wells were shut down by the Environmental Protection Agency because they were determined to be located too close to the newly discovered fault on which the earthquake occurred.Oklahoma, EPA shutter 32 wells in new earthquake-prone area http://bigstory.ap.org/article/612b2303f71641f388b0224fb6dab557/oklahoma-epa-shutter-32-wells-new-earthquake-prone-area Murphy Sean Associated Press September 12, 2016 September 14, 2016 Several months after the earthquake, in March 2017, Pawnee Nation filed a lawsuit in its own tribal court alleging that a selection of oil companies injecting wastewater underground were responsible for causing the earthquake. One of the lawyers working on the side of the tribe stated that the case was being taken to its own court as a way of stressing its sovereignty.Pawnee Nation Sues Oklahoma Oil Companies in Tribal Court Over Earthquake Damage https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/pawnee-nation-oklahoma-oil-earthquake-lawsuit.html The New York Times Associated Press March 4, 2017 March 6, 2017 Geology The earthquake occurred along a previously unmapped buried strike-slip fault, and the epicenter is located near the junction of the two previously mapped faults, Watchorn fault and Labette fault.Chen Xiaowei Nakata Norimitsu May 3, 2017 Preface to the Focus Section on the 3 September 2016 Pawnee, Oklahoma, Earthquake Seismological Research Letters 88 4 953–955 10.1785/0220170078 2017SeiRL..88..953C 0895-0695 Damage The earthquake caused moderate to severe damage around the epicenter, especially in Pawnee, where various buildings were damaged.http://okcfox.com/news/local/couple-of-50-years-loses-home-to-fridays-56-earthquake Couple of 50 years loses home to Saturday's 5.6 earthquake Keller Meredith September 5, 2016 Fox 25 News September 6, 2016https://www.fox23.com/news/pawnee-building-collapses-during-massive-earthquake/436463982/ Pawnee Nation declares state of emergency after earthquake EndPlay FOX23 News July 27, 2017 Damage was recorded 300 miles from Pawnee in the Kansas City area at the Wyandotte County, Kansas courthouse, which sustained a crack from the roof to the ground.Oklahoma earthquake causes damage to Wyandotte County Courthouse, KSHB, Ali Hoxie, September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016. One person was injured as a result of the earthquake: in Pawnee, a man was hit by a falling chimney.http://www.newson6.com/story/33008977/pawnee-man-injured-protecting-child-in-earthquake Pawnee Man Injured Protecting Child in Earthquake Duren Dee September 3, 2016 There were also liquefaction-related ground damage during the earthquake.Kolawole Folarin Atekwana Estella A. Ismail Ahmed May 3, 2017 Near-Surface Electrical Resistivity Investigation of Coseismic Liquefaction-Induced Ground Deformation Associated with the 2016Mw 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma, Earthquake Seismological Research Letters 88 4 1017–1023 10.1785/0220170004 2017SeiRL..88.1017K 0895-0695 The locations of liquefaction damage do not align with the fault that ruptured, but coincide with areas dominated by Quaternary alluvial deposits. See also Earth sciences Oklahoma Oklahoma earthquake swarms (2009–present) 2011 Oklahoma earthquake Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing in the United States#Seismicity Induced seismicity List of earthquakes in 2016 List of earthquakes in the United States List of earthquakes in Oklahoma References External links Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake in Oklahoma Reactivated faulting near Cushing, Oklahoma: Increased potential for a triggered earthquake in an area of United States strategic infrastructure Geophysical Research Letters 42 20 8328 2015 McNamara D. E Hayes G. P Benz H. M Williams R. A McMahon N. D Aster R. C Holland A Sickbert T Herrmann R Briggs R Smoczyk G Bergman E Earle P 2015GeoRL..42.8328M 10.1002/2015GL064669 https://zenodo.org/record/1000657 free 609392616 Earthquake, Oklahoma Earthquake Oklahoma Oklahoma, 2016 Earthquake, 2016 Category:Pawnee County, Oklahoma Earthquake, Oklahoma