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Fun Facts:

  • There have been more than 5,000 earthquakes in Oklahoma so far this year alone!

  • Oklahoma leads the world in seismic activity.

  • Earthquakes are caused by the powerful movement of rocks within the Earth’s crust.

  • Some Oklahoma earthquakes were felt as far away as Iowa!

  • The largest earthquake in Oklahoma history was the Prague quake of 2011, with a magnitude of 5.6.

  • The great quake of 2011 caused severe damage to a building at St. Gregory’s University.

 

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