PAWNEE, Okla. — Oklahoma Corporation Commission is contacting all disposal well operators in the area of a record magnitude 5.6 earthquake and telling them to shut down their wells, according to OCC Public Information Director Matt Skinner.
Skinner said about 37 operators in the Arbuckle formation within 500 square miles around the epicenter near Pawnee, in Pawnee County, would be affected.
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Earthquake damage from a record-tying magnitude 5.6 earthquake is seen in the city of Pawnee Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016.
CNHI Oklahoma | Stillwater News Press | Beau SimmonsEarthquake damage from a record-tying magnitude 5.6 earthquake is seen in the city of Pawnee Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016.
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Wayne Pierce and Jamie Austin talk about Saturday's tornado from Daylight Donuts in Pawnee. Austin was working at the time, and Pierce is a customer.
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