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Did Oklahoma have earthquake

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Yes, Meers fault. I am from Oklahoma and currently live in Norman, OK and we have had 65 "felt/registered" earthquakes in the past year; quite unusual. Normally, we have more earthquakes than any other region in the United States (including California) because we sit on top of one of the most active faults in the USA, but these earthquakes are extremely small and cannot be felt or heard. Recently though, the earthquakes have been registering about 3.0-5.0. We are doing studies on the causes right now and have not reached a conclusion on why these earthquakes have been occurring more frequently and stronger.

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Yes, the New Madrid fault line runs through Kansas.

See the related link for a USGS map of quaternary faults in Kansas.

This answer was incorrect. The New Madrid fault line does not run through Kansas. I t does, however, run through Arkansas! There are several fault lines in Kansas, albeit, small in comparison. The major one being Nemaha Ridge/Humboldt Fault Zone, which run Northeast to Southwest and yes, Wolf Creek Nuclear Reactor is located on this fault line. In case you wanted to know.

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Here is the link to what you need

http://www.okgeosurvey1.gov/level2/geology/ok.geo.provinces.large.gif

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Oklahoma has many earthquakes, usually three or under three on the Richter scale, which means you likely won't feel anything.

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Yes Oklahoma does have a faultlike called Meers. It has recently shifted and is now located near the Wichita mountains (2009).

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Yes. Earthquakes as strong as 5.6 have ocurred in Oklahoma.

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Yes, the famous Balcones fault line.

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