UPDATED 12/17/09
Most recently the eastern part of Oklahoma county (Specifically in the Jones area) has received what can be called a “Swarm ” of earthquakes that the USGS says they cannot explain. So someone please tell me why none of the News stations in town have launched their OWN investigation into why these earthquakes keep happening? They investigate it elsewhere down in Texas, Nevada, California, New York and elsewhere, so why not here? Could it be out of fear of retribution of the likes of Chesapeake, Devon Energy, Phillips 66 etc etc? Who knows. But one thing is for sure it keeps happening & it appears to be getting worse over time. So in the short term here I’ve decided to expose some information that many folks here would probably rather ignore.
First off, The major areas for earthquakes in Oklahoma include the fault line between Norman and Pauls Valley, the Canadian County area, including El Reno and Mustang, and the Arkoma basin area in the southeastern part of the state. The fault between Norman and Pauls Valley is the most active in the state. So why all the recent activity in eastern Oklahoma County instead? Good question.
Below here you’ll find two items.
1 You’ll find a complete list taken from the last 30 days of activity including dates, mags & links to original USGS recording relative to the recent Jones, Oklahoma activity. As you’ll see most of the activity has really concentrated in one area for the exception of the November 17th quake.
2 Below this you’ll find links to quite a few articles that report the same exact occurrences that have taken place here.
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_nzav.html 3.1 Mag 11/14/09
30 km (20 miles) E of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
30 km (20 miles) NW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
35 km (25 miles) NE of Norman, Oklahoma
45 km (30 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
*Felt (III) at Choctaw and (II) at Harrah. Also felt at Jones and Oklahoma City.
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_pban.html 2.5 Mag 11/16/09
25 km (15 miles) E of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) WNW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
45 km (30 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
*Same location
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_pcaf.html 3.1 Mag 11/17/09
40 km (25 miles) E of Duncan, Oklahoma
50 km (30 miles) NW of Ardmore, Oklahoma
110 km (70 miles) S of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
200 km (125 miles) NNW of Dallas, Texas
*Felt east of Duncan Oklahoma near Ratliff City, Oklahoma
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_pian.html 2.6 Mag 11/23/09
25 km (15 miles) E of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) WNW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
45 km (30 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
* Same Location as Nov 17th quake
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_pkaz.html 2.1 Mag 11/25/09
25 km (15 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
35 km (25 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) NW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
*Just south of the Nov 23rd quake
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_ppad.html 3.0 Mag 11/29/09
25 km (15 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
35 km (25 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) NW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
*Same location Felt (III) at Jones and (II) at Choctaw. Also felt at Chandler,
Oklahoma City, Spencer and Yukon
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_oklahoma.html 3.5 Mag 12/07/09
25 km (15 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) NW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
*Same close proximity to Nov 29th. Felt in Midwest City
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009qbbf.php 2.8 Mag 12/11/09
4 km (2 miles) NW (311°) from Jones, OK
9 km (5 miles) S (178°) from Arcadia, OK
10 km (6 miles) NNE (26°) from Spencer, OK
22 km (14 miles) ENE (58°) from Oklahoma City, OK
314 km (195 miles) N (351°) from Dallas, TX
*Felt in Arcadia location, north of Spencer/Jones area
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_oklahoma.html 3.1 Mag 12/12/09
20 km (10 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
40 km (25 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
45 km (25 miles) WNW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
*Felt in Spencer & Jones area
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_oklahoma.html 3.4 Mag 12/13/09
25 km (15 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
45 km (25 miles) NW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
45 km (25 miles) NNE of Norman, Oklahoma
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_oklahoma.html 2.4 Mag 12/15/09
KOCO 5 Story http://www.koco.com/news/21977954/detail.html
12/17/09 There were reports of two Earthquakes. KWTV story here http://www.kwtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11697252
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2009qhb5.php2.2 Mag 12/17/09
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2009qiac.php 2.8 Mag 12/18/09
The rest of this includes links from articles relative to the same activity we’ve been experiencing. It’s really good read.
LINKS TO DRILLING RELATED EARTHQUAKE STORIES
http://txsharon.blogspot.com/2009/12/barnett-shale-earthquake-in-ellis.html
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=10402
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/thermal-drilling-causes-earthquakes
http://feww.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/ny-quakes-probably-gas-drilling-activity-related/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sci/tech/7699672.stm
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/6/17/743272/-Drilling-Induced-Earthquakes-and-Some-Crazy-Fracked-UP-History
Other quakes earlier this year
http://www.oudaily.com/news/2009/feb/10/recent-earthquakes-shake-oklahoma/
Ed Burnett
The Independent Perspective 