No letup in small earthquakes in northern Oklahoma

There apparently is no letup from the small earthquakes rattling the northern Oklahoma areas around the Logan County town of Coyle and east of Woodward.

The latest quake recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey happened several minutes after midnight on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

The USGS recorded the 2.9 magnitude quake at 12:06 a.m. and its epicenter was only 0.6 mile west of Coyle. It was also at a depth of only about 2 miles.

About 5 and a half hours later, a 3.0 magnitude quake was recorded near the small Major county town of Chester. The USGS recorded it at 5:29 in the morning with an epicenter only 2.4 miles east of the town and about 3 miles deep.

 

Several earthquakes have been reported in the area over the past few weeks along with some near Perry and in southern Kansas too. However, they continue to be in the 3.0 magnitude range or slightly less and there have been no reports of damage or injuries.

But they continue to be in areas targeted for wastewater disposal control by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

Event type:                       Earthquake
Region:                           Oklahoma
Geographic coordinates:           35.955N,  97.244W
Magnitude:                        2.9
Depth:                            3 km
Universal Time (UTC):              2 Oct 2018  05:06:20
Time near the Epicenter:           2 Oct 2018  00:06:20
Local standard time in your area:  1 Oct 2018  23:06:20

Location with respect to nearby cities:
0.9 km (0.6 mi) W of Coyle, Oklahoma
18.4 km (11.4 mi) ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
24.5 km (15.2 mi) SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma
39.6 km (24.6 mi) NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma
59.4 km (36.9 mi) NNE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Here is the information on the second quake.

Event type:                       Earthquake
Region:                           Oklahoma
Geographic coordinates:           36.223N,  98.879W
Magnitude:                        3.0
Depth:                            5 km
Universal Time (UTC):              2 Oct 2018  10:29:17
Time near the Epicenter:           2 Oct 2018  05:29:17
Local standard time in your area:  2 Oct 2018  04:29:17

Location with respect to nearby cities:
3.9 km (2.4 mi) ENE of Chester, Oklahoma
51.5 km (31.9 mi) ESE of Woodward, Oklahoma
78.9 km (48.9 mi) NNW of Weatherford, Oklahoma
91.9 km (57.0 mi) WSW of Enid, Oklahoma
148.9 km (92.3 mi) NW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma