OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) is committed to helping those affected by one of the strongest earthquakes in state history. Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency in Pawnee County, the area rocked hardest by Saturday’s 5.6 magnitude quake. OID representatives toured the damaged areas and met with local officials Tuesday. …
Days after the historic magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Pawnee County, officials are installing hundreds more seismometers. Scientists from Cornell University started delivering the 400 instruments this week with the intent of monitoring the newly-discovered geological fault line that had previously been unknown to researchers. Oklahoma State University scientists will help in the project of burying …
The Pawnee earthquake and subsequent action by the state to shut down more wastewater injection wells has drawn a statement from the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association. “The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association has released the following statement regarding the state’s recent seismic activity: The OIPA and the oil and gas industry as a whole support the …
