Earthquake rattles Midwest Saturday morning

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    An earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains, from

Nebraska to North Texas. The United States Geological Survey said that a 5.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 7:02 this morning (Saturday) in north-central Oklahoma. Paul Caruso, Geophysicist with the National Earthquake Information Center, desecribes the quake.


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    No major damage was immediately reported. An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production.




   

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