Oklahoma: Fracking Wastewater Causes 2 Large Earthquate in 24 Hours

Oklahoma has been rocked by another large earthquake, this one centered about 53 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. According to the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, the quake had a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale and originated at a depth of 6.1 km, only 1.5 miles west of Kushing, and 16 miles southeast of Stillwater. The earthquake occurred at about 8:44 p.m. EST.

This earthquake marks the second significant quake in 24 hours, a 3.1 magnitude quake having struck near Perry earlier this afternoon.  Read more.