M4.5 Quake Strikes NE Edmond Oil and Gas Field, Oklahoma

Significant Earthquake Strikes 11km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 4.5Mw earthquake struck within NE Edmond Oil and Gas Field at a shallow depth of 5km, at 18:10 UTC2 on December 07, 2013. The quake was followed by a small cluster of aftershocks, with the largest two measuring 3.1Mw, as of posting.

Earthquake Details

Magnitude: 4.5Mw
Event Time: 2013-12-07 18:10:23 UTC
Location: 35.680°N, 97.355°W
Depth: 5.0km (3.1mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 11km (7mi) ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma
• 21km (13mi) NNW of Choctaw, Oklahoma
• 23km (14mi) SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma
• 25km (16mi) N of Midwest City, Oklahoma
• 27km (17mi) NNE of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Source: USGS/EHP

Latest Oklahoma Earthquakes

1. M3.1 8km N of Spencer, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 15:27:33 UTC+09:00 5.0 km
2. M3.1 7km E of The Village, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 08:58:19 UTC+09:00 8.9 km
3. M2.8 6km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 04:26:29 UTC+09:00 5.0 km
4. M4.5 11km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 03:10:23 UTC+09:00 5.0 km

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS/EHP

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Heavy Snow Downs 15 percent of Forest Trees in Canadian District

Disaster Declared in Lakeland, Sask.

The District of Lakeland in the prairie province of Saskatchewan is declaring a state of disaster after heavy snowfall downed thousands of trees, an estimated 15 percent of the forest.

The storm left a path of destruction hundreds of kilometers long littering winter trails with fallen trees, said a report.

“I’ve been here almost 34 years and this is the deepest, heaviest snow I’ve ever seen and more so it’s broken down or bent more trees than ever before,” said the owner of Sundogs Excursions, who depends on the winter trails to run his business.

The Lakeland Reeve estimates that up to 15 percent of the forest’s trees have fallen, said the report.

The region was also impacted by heavy snow in early November.

Hundreds of Daily Min Temp Records Broken in December

EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS

U.S. Breaks or Ties 355 Daily Lowest Min Temperature Records December 1 – 6

Jordan, Montana set a daily record-low temperature of -41ºC (minus 42 degrees Fahrenheit) for December 7, as Arctic weather gripped much of the United States on Saturday, after a deadly winter storm cut power to hundreds of thousands of people in Texas and Arkansas, made roads impassable and grounded thousands of flight.

Some 298 records were Broken and 57 others tied between 1 and 6 December 2013, according to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C.

The deadly ice storm has been described as the worst winter storm to strike the U.S. in years.

Texas governor declared a State of Disaster in 143 counties across the state on Thursday, due to “the imminent threat of disaster.”

States of Emergency were declared in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee ahead of the ice storm.

Minnesota declared Snow Emergency in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Other cities also proclaimed emergencies including Crystal, West St. Paul, Plymouth, St. Paul, Robbinsdale, Mendota Heights, Bloomington, Minneapolis and St. Louis Park.

• The storm has been battering much of the US, killing at least a dozen people.

• The storm cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses  in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee Thursday and Friday, and forced about 2,000 flight cancellation on Friday alone.

• The authorities closed thousands of schools from Texas to Wisconsin.

U.S. Daily Lowest Min Temperature Records

U.S. Daily Lowest Min Temperature Records. Some 298 records were Broken and 57 others tied between 1 and 6 December 2013.

Update
National High and Low Temperature (for the contiguous United States)
NWS Weather Prediction Center, MD
Issued 1 am EST Sunday, December 8, 2013

High Temperature (ºF) for Saturday, December 7, 2013 (as received by 1 am EST December 8 )
86 at Fort Myers, FL
86 at Punta Gorda, FL
86 at Tampa (MacDill AFB), FL
86 at Tampa (Vandenburg), FL

Low Temperature (ºF) for Saturday, December 7, 2013 (as received by 1 am EST December 8)
-42 at Chinook, MT
-42 at Jordan, MT
-42 at 4 miles north northwest of Mizpah, MT

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