5.6 Earthquake Jolts North Central Oklahoma
SMU earth scientists explain record-setting quake that recently shook North Central Oklahoma.
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SMU Earth Sciences Professor Heather DeShon and Brian Stump talk about a magnitude-5.6 earthquake that jolted north central Oklahoma on Sept. 3 and the possible relationship to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production. The USGS says the Pawnee, Okla., earthquake was the biggest in that state’s history.