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In 2015 the state of Oklahoma experienced more earthquakes than the the rest of the continental US combined. Yesterday we had a 3.9 magnitude quake followed quickly by a 5.1 quake. We have had 18 earthquakes today.
Structures in Oklahoma were never designed with earthquakes in mind. Earthquake insurance is not included in most homeowners insurance policies. Most Okies have no earthquake insurance. i know a lady whose home is being shook to pieces by earthquakes.
This seismic activity is not being caused by fracking. It is being caused by the injection of brine and oilfield fracking waste deep into the earth. Brine is a byproduct of oil extraction. Formerly brine was stored in huge lined ponds where it was allowed to evaporate. There are presently brine injection wells all over OK.
Most of the politicians who run this state are in the pockets of the oil companies. They refuse to get off their butts and pass legislation limiting the injection of brine into the earth. The owner of one oil company demanded the governor fire the seismologist who tagged injection wells to earthquakes.
https://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?211939-Oklahoma-Earthquake-Politics
Structures in Oklahoma were never designed with earthquakes in mind. Earthquake insurance is not included in most homeowners insurance policies. Most Okies have no earthquake insurance. i know a lady whose home is being shook to pieces by earthquakes.
This seismic activity is not being caused by fracking. It is being caused by the injection of brine and oilfield fracking waste deep into the earth. Brine is a byproduct of oil extraction. Formerly brine was stored in huge lined ponds where it was allowed to evaporate. There are presently brine injection wells all over OK.
http://www.koco.com/weather/oklahoma-ha-more-earthquakes-in-2015-than-all-of-continental-us-combined/37209902Forty-nine U.S. states recorded a total of 1,586 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater.
Oklahoma recorded 857 quakes. That leaves the other 48 U.S. states with a combined total of 729.
Most of the politicians who run this state are in the pockets of the oil companies. They refuse to get off their butts and pass legislation limiting the injection of brine into the earth. The owner of one oil company demanded the governor fire the seismologist who tagged injection wells to earthquakes.
https://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?211939-Oklahoma-Earthquake-Politics