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Pawnee, Oklahoma Earthquake, 2016

elaborate on the event by extending the information on the event by adding information on environmental, geological. and societal problems caused by the event

 

Background
USGS ShakeMap : OKLAHOMA
Magnitude 5.8 (originally reported as 5.6)
earthquake occurred on Saturday, September
3, 2016, 7:02 am, at a depth of 5.6
Sep 3, 2016 12:02:44 UTC M 5.8 N36.43 W96.93 Depth: 5.6km ID:us10006jxs
38
37.5
kilometers
Parsons
Jowesed
Epicenter: 8 miles northwest of Pawnee, OK
(74 miles north of Oklahoma City)
Arkansas City
37
Strongest earthquake ever to occur in
Oklahoma in recorded history
36.5
Enid
Several aftershocks occurred in same area-
36'
the strongest was magnitude 3.6
Muskoge
Edmond
O deaths, 1 injured
Oklahoma Cir
35.5
Only minor damage reported
Felt in 5 states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri,
Arkansas and Texas-south all the way to
50
35
-98
-97
-96"
-95
Austin TX, north all the way to Omaha, NE
Map Version 5 Processed 2016-09-18 06:45:54 UTC
and Des Moines, IA
PERCEIVED
SHAKING
Not felt Weak
Light Moderate Strong Very strong Severe Violent
Extreme
DAMAGE
POTENTIAL
none very ight uight
Moderate Mod. Heavy Heavy Very Heavy
none
none
PEAK ACCg) <0.007 0.08
1.0
5.0
8.8
15
27
47
>83
PEAK VELjem s) <0.003 0.04
0.5
3.0
6.5
14
30
63
136
INSTRUMENTAL
INTENSITY
Seaebased upon ArsonR 0
Il-III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
X+
Transcribed Image Text:Background USGS ShakeMap : OKLAHOMA Magnitude 5.8 (originally reported as 5.6) earthquake occurred on Saturday, September 3, 2016, 7:02 am, at a depth of 5.6 Sep 3, 2016 12:02:44 UTC M 5.8 N36.43 W96.93 Depth: 5.6km ID:us10006jxs 38 37.5 kilometers Parsons Jowesed Epicenter: 8 miles northwest of Pawnee, OK (74 miles north of Oklahoma City) Arkansas City 37 Strongest earthquake ever to occur in Oklahoma in recorded history 36.5 Enid Several aftershocks occurred in same area- 36' the strongest was magnitude 3.6 Muskoge Edmond O deaths, 1 injured Oklahoma Cir 35.5 Only minor damage reported Felt in 5 states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas-south all the way to 50 35 -98 -97 -96" -95 Austin TX, north all the way to Omaha, NE Map Version 5 Processed 2016-09-18 06:45:54 UTC and Des Moines, IA PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very strong Severe Violent Extreme DAMAGE POTENTIAL none very ight uight Moderate Mod. Heavy Heavy Very Heavy none none PEAK ACCg) <0.007 0.08 1.0 5.0 8.8 15 27 47 >83 PEAK VELjem s) <0.003 0.04 0.5 3.0 6.5 14 30 63 136 INSTRUMENTAL INTENSITY Seaebased upon ArsonR 0 Il-III IV V VI VII VIII IX X+
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