The Oklahoma Corporation Commission announced Wednesday it is investigating all oil and gas activity near Blanchard. Oklahoma’s oil-and-gas regulators are investigating a recent cluster of earthquakes recorded near Blanchard, about 30 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City, including three of magnitude 3.0 or higher. The Blanchard area is not covered under those directives. Before that, the Blanchard area had seen three similar-sized earthquakes since January, all of which were recorded in May. Watch Video: What’s making newsThe US Geological Survey has recorded at least eight tremors in the area since last week.

Source: Indian Express July 13, 2016 23:48 UTC