Planet Oklahoma: Avg 6.7 Quakes Strike Each Day!
Posted by feww on April 17, 2015
2,459 Earthquakes Strike Oklahoma in 365 Days!
Oklahoma [and Kansas border area] was rattled by a daily average of 6.7 earthquakes measuring ≥2.5Mw over the last 365 days.
The events included 782 earthquakes measuring 3.0Mw or greater, according to the USGS/EHP archives.
Some 21 events registered 4.0Mw or greater, with the largest quake measuring 4.9Mw, which occurred 13km S of Conway Springs, Kansas (200km N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), on November 12, 2014 at 21:40:00 (UTC).
EQ location map. 2,459 Events measuring 2.5Mw or greater struck Oklahoma [and Kansas border area] over the last 365 days. [Source: USGS/EHP]
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