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Oklahoma Hit By Its Strongest-Ever Recorded Quake

Posted by timothy on from the damage-reports-from-the-onion dept.

First time accepted submitter Wheelie_boy writes "No word yet on hell freezing over, but Oklahoma experienced a 5.6 magnitude earthquake early Sunday morning. This is the largest quake ever recorded in the state. Only minor damage and no casualties have been reported."

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  1. Hello? Did someone order a fresh batch of science? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Come now, nerds. All this talk and no science. How about something from the Oklahoma Geological Survey? They set out to disprove an earlier quake this year was the result of fracking. Instead, they found correlation:
    http://www.eenews.net/assets/2011/11/02/document_pm_01.pdf

    Here is some commentary on the report:
    http://www.eenews.net/public/eenewspm/2011/11/02/1