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25 October 2016
Wastewater disposal likely induced February 2016 magnitude 5.1 Oklahoma earthquake
Distant wastewater disposal wells likely induced the third largest earthquake in recent Oklahoma record, the February 13, 2016, magnitude 5.1 event roughly 32 kilometers (nearly 20 miles) northwest of Fairview, Oklahoma, according to a new study.
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