This US State Is Now the Top Earthquake Area in the World

By Kimberly Russell and Jennifer Falseti. State officials say Oklahoma has a new claim to fame. According to them, The Sooner State is now the top earthquake area in the world. . .

Since Saturday, Medford has really been shaking. Now, a plan is put in place to help put an end to these [by cutting back on oil fracking in the area].

The earthquakes in Medford are getting stronger, and lasting longer.

“This is an area that traditionally has had no seismicity until very recently,” says Matt Skinner with the Corporation Commission. . .

“We’ve had somewhere in the area of 20 earthquakes since Saturday morning there maybe even a little bit more as I speak,” he says. (Read more from “This US State Is Now the Top Earthquake Area in the World” HERE)

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Oklahoma Now No. 1 in Earthquakes

By Eric Levitz. Oklahoma may be only No. 12 in college football this year, but the Sooner State is now No. 1 in earthquakes.

A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission — a regulatory body tasked with ensuring the safety of oil and gas exploration in the state — told the Enid Rotary Club that Oklahoma now experiences more earthquakes than anywhere else on planet Earth.

“We have had 15 [earthquakes] in Medford since 5 o’clock Saturday morning,” spokesman Matt Skinner said Monday, according to the Enid News. “We’ve got an earthquake issue.” (Read more from “Oklahoma Now No. 1 in Earthquakes” HERE)

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