Magnitude-4.5 earthquake rattles Central Oklahoma

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1. From March 2013: Scientists Say Oil Industry Likely Caused Largest Oklahoma Earthquake

The largest recorded earthquake in Oklahoma history was likely triggered by the injection of wastewater from oil production into wells deep beneath the earth, according to a study published Tuesday in the scientific journal Geology.

The magnitude 5.7 earthquake, which struck in 2011 near Prague in central Oklahoma, is the largest and most recent of a number of quakes scientists have tied to wastewater injection from oil and natural gas production, raising new concerns about the practice.

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/03/130329-wastewater-injection-likely-caused-quake/


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