HomeLocalPonca PostMore ‘Quakes RecordedMore ‘Quakes RecordedSun, September 18, 2016 by Lyman JamesSHARE NOW More than a dozen small earthquakes have been recorded in northern Oklahoma and one in south-central Kansas.No injuries or damage are reported.The U.S. Geological Survey recorded 13 quakes Oklahoma between 6:55 p.m. Friday and 2:21 a.m. Saturday, including a magnitude 3.5 temblor near Fairview and a 3.2 magnitude quake near Cherokee, both about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.The other Oklahoma quakes range in magnitude from 1.2 to 2.9 and were near Medford and near Pawnee — the site of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on Sept. 3.The Kansas quake was magnitude 2.9 and recorded at 8:18 a.m. Saturday near Belle Plaine, about 27 miles north of the Oklahoma-Kansas state line.In a related story, the Oklahoma Geological Survey has announced the hiring of a new state seismologist to help study the increase in earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal.Survey Director Jeremy Boak announced Friday that Jacob Walter will assume the post in November. Walter is a research associate at the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas. His research interests include tectonic tremor and slow slip; earthquakes; and seismic triggering of earthquakes.
