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Oklahoma Sept. 3 earthquake was strongest recorded in state -USGS

2016-09-07 23:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An earthquake in Oklahoma on Sept. 3 was the strongest on record in the state and had a magnitude of 5.8, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday. The quake, felt in an area stretching from Texas to South Dakota, hit near the northern Oklahoma town of Pawnee. It fueled growing concerns about seismic activity linked to a decade-long boom in oil and gas production after advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. The earthquake prompted the state's oil and gas regulator, the...

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Portland Hosts Public Forums on Proposal for Retrofitting Unreinforced Masonry Buildings Vulnerable During an Earthquake

2016-09-07 00:23:20| PortlandOnline

On Thursday (9/8), Portland is hosting the first of two public forums to discuss a draft proposal to require the seismic retrofit of the city's 1,700 public and privately-owned unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings.

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Oklahoma earthquake: 37 wells ordered to shut down after scientists' warning

2016-09-05 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Oklahoma has brought fresh attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground. The United States Geological Survey said the quake happened at 7.02am on Saturday, in north-central Oklahoma, on the fringe of an area where regulators had stepped in to limit wastewater disposal. The shallow quake struck nine miles northwest of Pawnee, where there were no immediate reports of injuries. Damage in the town appeared to be minor. An...

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