Critics say Oklahoma’s state government earthquake response is inadequateA cluster of critics are assailing what they deem inadequate or delayed response from state government to counter increased earthquakes in Oklahoma.
Angela Spotts, founder of Stop Fracking Payne County said in a release from the Sierra Club, “I do not believe our leaders truly understand the emotional affect this having on us. I am completely stressed out, my house is cracking apart, and it has only gotten worse with larger and more frequent earthquakes lately.”
A pair of Democrats serving in the state House expressed deep unhappiness with steps Gov. Mary Fallin has taken to monitor and address earthquake activity.
State Rep. Cory Williams, D-Stillwater, pointed to a seisometer near Stillwater that recorded eight 3.5+ magnitude earthquakes in Oklahoma within 24 hours after last week’s meetings. “We’re coming to the party three years too late.”
Between 1978 and 2008, Oklahoma averaged 1.6 earthquakes per year of magnitude 3 or greater. Numbers have ratcheted up markedly since then. The Geological Survey found 14 magnitude 4 or greater tremors in all of 2014, three in 2013 and only one in 2012.
Bob Jackman, an independent geologist from Tulsa, asserts Oklahoma may experience a record 923 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or higher by the end of 2015.
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