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(CNN) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the US heartland, according to the US Geological Survey.

The earthquake was also felt in Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa, according to the USGS.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a regulatory agency that examines the state's fuel, oil, gas, public utilities and transportation industries, is "reviewing disposal wells in the vicinity of the earthquake near Pawnee," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said via Twitter.

There have been a total of 11 earthquakes in the same area Saturday, the USGS said. The largest was at 7:02 a.m. (8:02 a.m. ET), with the preliminary 5.6 magnitude. The other quake magnitudes ranged from 2.7 to 3.6.

A recent report released by the USGS showed that people in parts of Texas and Oklahoma now face similar ground-shaking risks from human-induced activity, such as fluid injection or extraction, as residents face from natural earthquakes in California.

The agency outlined the risk of these so-called "induced" earthquakes, noting that Oklahoma City and the surrounding region face a 5 to 12% chance of damage from an earthquake in 2016.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission "is working to get firmer data" to pinpoint the epicenter of the quake, said commission spokesman Matt Skinner.

Skinner said earthquakes in Oklahoma are generally not caused by fracking, but rather by pressure from the disposal wells.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/03/us/oklahoma-earthquake/index.html?sr=fbCNN090316oklahoma-earthquake0845AMStory

 

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Edonis

But no seriously, that's scary. I have friends and family in some of those states. Earthquakes always frighten me because unlike other natural disasters, you can't really do anything besides prepare prior to the event

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Morphine Prince
3 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

Would this be a bad time to say the US is SHOOK :madge:

The US ain't ready for Perfect Illusion. Only explanation.

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ItsTommyBitch

I felt it :giveup: 

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boysomewhere

earthquakes are so scaring :( i had an expierience from a very big here in greece about many years ago with many people dead :(

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Flippy
56 minutes ago, ApMarigoudis said:

earthquakes are so scaring :( i had an expierience from a very big here in greece about many years ago with many people dead :(

They really are scary! I live in California so i know to expect them, but I can't help but to panic every here and there....

im sorry you had to go through that scary experience! At least you're ok :hug: 

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On 3/9/2016 at 11:29 PM, Flippy said:

They really are scary! I live in California so i know to expect them, but I can't help but to panic every here and there....

im sorry you had to go through that scary experience! At least you're ok :hug: 

you are so sweet and good :)

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