1/17/2013 — Minor Earthquake Swarm near Oklahoma pumping / fracking operation

We are now seeing multiple earthquakes occur in the same area — which just so happens to be surrounded by injection wells, pumping operations, and fracking pads.

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oklahoma earthquake swarm at fracking location jan 17 2013d final

We have now recently seen (in the past 24 hours as of 1/17/2013 at 953AM central time).. TWO separate 3.2M earthquakes, within a mile of each other about 14 hours apart..  and one 2.6 early this AM (right after midnight following the two 3.2′s yesterday).

Here are all my past posts on the Oklahoma earthquake situation :

http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/?s=oklahoma+fra&submit=Search

http://www.youtube.com/user/dutchsinse/videos?query=oklahoma+frack

2011 (prior to nov.. is available on the waybackmachine)

http://web.archive.org/web/20110915000000*/http://www.dutchsinse.com/blog

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First 3.2M earthquake:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000epv2.php

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 3.2
Date-Time
Location 35.623°N, 97.368°W
Depth 8.7 km (5.4 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region OKLAHOMA
Distances 9 km (5 miles) NW of Jones, Oklahoma
10 km (6 miles) ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma
16 km (9 miles) NW of Choctaw, Oklahoma
19 km (11 miles) N of Midwest City, Oklahoma

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2nd 3.2M earthquake:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000eq4u.php

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 3.2
Date-Time
Location 35.592°N, 97.356°W
Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region OKLAHOMA
Distances 7 km (4 miles) NNE of Spencer, Oklahoma
12 km (7 miles) ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma
13 km (8 miles) NW of Choctaw, Oklahoma
15 km (9 miles) NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma

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2.6M:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000eq9n.php

Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 2.6
Date-Time
Location 35.538°N, 97.353°W
Depth 5.1 km (3.2 miles)
Region OKLAHOMA
Distances 3 km (1 miles) NE of Spencer, Oklahoma
8 km (4 miles) WNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma
10 km (6 miles) NNE of Midwest City, Oklahoma
13 km (8 miles) NE of Del City, Oklahoma

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oklahoma earthquake swarm at fracking location jan 17 2013a

oklahoma earthquake swarm at fracking location jan 17 2013b

oklahoma earthquake swarm at fracking location jan 17 2013c

oklahoma earthquake swarm at fracking location jan 17 2013

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