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Rare Earthquake Warning Issued for Oklahoma
Live Science ^ | 05/05/14 | Becky Oskin

Posted on 05/05/2014 1:09:24 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper

Mile for mile, there are almost as many earthquakes rattling Oklahoma as California this year. This major increase in seismic shaking led to a rare earthquake warning today (May 5) from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Oklahoma Geological Survey.

In a joint statement, the agencies said the risk of a damaging earthquake — one larger than magnitude 5.0 — has significantly increased in central Oklahoma.

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: earthquake; earthquakes; earthquakeswarm; earthquakeswarms; oklahoma
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To: Tennessee Nana

The wind never stops blowing in Oklahoma.


41 posted on 05/05/2014 3:57:33 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek
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To: lonevoice

“While scientists haven’t ruled out natural causes for the increase, many researchers suspect the deep injection wells used for the disposal of fracking wastewater could be causing the earthquake activity.”

Yep, fracking is evil and will lead to death and destruction!


42 posted on 05/05/2014 4:20:15 PM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: yield 2 the right

Here in central Oklahoma we worry more about wild fires and tornadoes.


43 posted on 05/05/2014 4:20:50 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: Osage Orange
So you actually believe these jack-wagon’s can predict a shaker?

There are two scientists in prison because the government said they should have predicted quakes which occurred last year.

In Italy IIRC,

44 posted on 05/05/2014 5:49:00 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (Want to keep your doctor? Remove your Democrat Senator.)
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To: Pride in the USA

45 posted on 05/05/2014 6:29:29 PM PDT by lonevoice (We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality)
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46 posted on 05/05/2014 11:49:09 PM PDT by georgebibb
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To: SVTCobra03

Exactly. Right now we can be either blown away by a tornado or burned up by a wildfire on any given day.


47 posted on 05/06/2014 5:19:48 AM PDT by okkev68
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To: All

After looking at all facts, looks like the USGS is playing the blame game to support Obama’s woe is the world and I will save you attitude.

Mods feel free to delete this story.


48 posted on 05/06/2014 6:26:08 AM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: okkev68

Was it expensive?


49 posted on 05/06/2014 2:04:16 PM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: ops33

I believe it was around $100 for the year. That is with a $2K deductible. Mainly just to protect in case something really bad happened.


50 posted on 05/07/2014 6:20:11 AM PDT by okkev68
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To: okkev68

I live south of Tuttle. So far few earthquakes here. Most have been around Jones and Luther. Can you get earthquake insurance from a private company or is it like flood insurance, where the policy is backed up by the government?


51 posted on 05/07/2014 6:29:36 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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To: ops33

I got mine through State Farm, who is offering earthquake insurance to its customers. I have heard of some carriers pulling out of OK and dropping customers.


52 posted on 05/07/2014 7:43:10 AM PDT by okkev68
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To: okkev68

Thanks.


53 posted on 05/07/2014 8:46:41 AM PDT by ops33 (Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
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