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"Dr_Watson" (dr_watson) 04/08/2015 at 13:35 • Filed to: None

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Oklahoma's earth quakes have nothing little to do with mother nature. You should probably stay away from topical political fights when you're advertising stuff. The plains aren't supposed to get earthquakes.

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E. Julius > Dr_Watson 04/08/2015 at 13:42

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My first earthquake experience and the first time I ever drank was on the tenth floor of a University of Oklahoma dorm the day of that 5.7 quake mentioned in the article. Needless to say, I had absolutely no idea what the hell was going on.

jariten1781 > Dr_Watson 04/08/2015 at 13:47

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We had earthquakes all the time in Oklahoma when I was growing up there. In the 80s we had earthquake drills and the local library even had a seismometer so school kids could watch the activity. They died down for a while in the 90s-early 00s and now they're back and everyone is flipping out. Wastewater disposal may contribute to it, but there's always been a relatively active earthquake zone in central OK.

That's the USGS seismic hazard graph from before fracking began in earnest in 2008. Oklahoma has a nice bright yellow spot.

Mattbob > jariten1781 04/08/2015 at 13:52

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no man, it's the chemtrails finally having their effect.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dr_Watson 04/08/2015 at 13:52

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Key phrase: trigger. Fault tension released by a badly chosen disposal well is one thing, waiting for an earthquake of the century to be released when the fault cuts loose on its own is quite another. And yes, earthquakes in middle American plainsland absolutely do happen.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > E. Julius 04/08/2015 at 13:55

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I was on the 15th floor of my building in Tulsa and felt one that was actually a couple hundred miles west of here - maybe the same one.

HideyoshiJP > Dr_Watson 04/08/2015 at 13:55

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I thought that was pretty funny as well. Perhaps their social media people should use a bit more caution.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Dr_Watson 04/08/2015 at 13:58

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It definitely has to do with Mother Nature, but the slickwater clearly has helped "grease" the faults and helped them get started moving again.

http://www.meersstore.com/observatory.ht… - clearly needs updating at the bottom!

E. Julius > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 04/08/2015 at 13:58

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Could have been. I know I felt more than a few smaller ones up in the dorm towers around that time as well.

TheHondaBro > Dr_Watson 04/08/2015 at 14:35

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Fracking?

Dr_Watson > TheHondaBro 04/08/2015 at 15:08

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Tangentially. Deep wells for waste water injection (frack fluid and other oil and gas production waste which can't be treated easily). Problem in OK is that they had dormant fault lines no one bothered to notice before the put in a ton of injection sites, so they're actually lubricating the joints of what were stable faults.

Dr_Watson > jariten1781 04/08/2015 at 15:09

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cool. Like I said, it's a hot debate topic.

Dr_Watson > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/08/2015 at 15:11

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updated it for you. ;)