February 8, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After a dramatic spike in earthquakes in the early 2010s, state regulators in Oklahoma began taking steps to limit the injection of wastewater from oil and gas extraction deep into the ground. As a result, the …
April 11, 2023
CARNEY, Okla. (AP) – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was among a series of six tremors that struck central Oklahoma last Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No injuries or serious damage were reported following the quakes that also …
December 17, 2019
The U.S. Geological Survey has reported a magnitude 3.6 earthquake in Oklahoma near Stroud. The quake was recorded Sunday morning about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) north of Stroud. Stroud, which has a population of about 2,700 people, is located about …
November 6, 2018
State oil and gas regulators in Oklahoma have ordered the indefinite shutdown hydraulic fracturing operations at a well site after an earthquake struck nearby. The 3.3 magnitude quake was reported Sunday night near Bridge Creek, about 20 miles southwest of …
May 17, 2018
An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma that were shaken a day earlier by a series of earthquakes. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday about 8 miles north-northeast of Crescent, …
December 27, 2016
The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed several earthquakes have struck northern Oklahoma, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5. No injuries or damage are reported from the quakes that occurred Friday afternoon near Mooreland, about 108 miles northwest of Oklahoma …
November 8, 2016
Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator plans to shut some disposal wells and reduce the volume of others as its initial response to Sunday’s earthquake near the oil hub of Cushing. “Other plans are being developed that will encompass larger areas” …
September 14, 2016
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak wants to alleviate concerns about six-month moratoriums on purchasing earthquake insurance. The concerns were raised after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Pawnee on Sept. 3. A moratorium is a temporary suspension on issuing new …
June 10, 2016
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.7 magnitude earthquake has been recorded near Pawnee. The USGS says the quake was recorded at 11:50 a.m. on June 8 about 8 miles northwest of Pawnee. The area is about 75 miles north-northeast …