Sandstone bricks from the side of the historic Pawnee County Bank litter the sidewalk after a morning earthquake in Pawnee, Oka., on Sept. 3. (Jessie Wardarski /Tulsa World via AP)The 37 wastewater disposal wells to be shut down in north-central Oklahoma, where a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck this weekend, are just a fraction of the state’s total number. But the Oklahoma Corporation Commission said that at any one time, there are about 3,200 active disposal wells. Mary Fallin (R) declared a state of emergency in Pawnee County because of the earthquake. “We’re just trying to determine just how widespread” the damage is, Pawnee County Emergency Management Director Mark Randell said.

Source: Washington Post September 04, 2016 22:07 UTC