Other cities that felt the quake include Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Des Moines, Iowa; and Dallas. “Most of it’s brick and mortar, old buildings from the early 1900s”.
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We are waiting on word of any damage from the strong quake.
The natural disaster, which had a depth of 6.6 km (4.1 miles), could offer fresh ammunition to environmentalists concerned about the side-effects of oil and gas production, which has been blamed for a spike in minor to moderate quakes in the region.
The Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency says there have been no reports of any injuries or significant damage. “This continued. And it was very, very alarming for those of us who weren’t used to this sort of thing”, the mayor said.
There have been a total of 11 earthquakes in the same area Saturday, the USGS said.
Fallin also tweeted that state officials want structural engineers to look at building safety in the wake of the quake, which the U.S. Geological Society happened at 7:02 a.m.
“Big topic on social media this morning”, said Terry Simmons, meteorologist with the National Weather Services’ Quad Cities office. It was the first time the maps included human-induced earthquakes – from processes like fracking and wastewater disposal – instead of just naturally occurring ones.
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The Oklahoma Corporation Commission “is working to get firmer data” to pinpoint the epicenter of the quake, said commission spokesman Matt Skinner. Scientific studies have linked the majority of this increased activity to wastewater injection in deep disposal wells in several locations.
