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  • Essay / Earthquakes - 522

    This essay is about earthquakes in Oklahoma. Studies from when they were first known in Oklahoma to how they affected the state. And information about them and what can be done. The first known earthquake in Oklahoma is believed to have occurred in September 1918. Then, on December 27, 1929, in the same area around El Reno, Oklahoma, it affected approximately 20,000 square kilometers. On September 10, the highest intensity V threw objects from the shelves with shocks the next day. In April 1952, on Day 9, also centered again near El Reno, Oklahoma, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck most of the state and surrounding states without causing significant damage. In the following years, many more earthquakes were recorded, the damage assessed and research carried out. There has been controversy that recent earthquakes are linked to the oil and gas industries. Of the more than 10,000 registered injection wells, approximately 6,000 are used for oil recovery and the remaining wells are used to store drilling waste. Reports showed that most revenues...