The U.S.’s New Earthquake Capital: Oklahoma for TIME Magazine
Earthquake activist Jackie Dill observes an oil well which borders land owned by St. Francis of the Woods Spiritual Renewal Center, Coyle, OK
Construction crews work on the installation of an underground oil pipeline, Coyle, OK
Ground pollution caused by an oil producing well, Coyle, OK
Marc Crismon, an amateur seismologist, has a personal seismometer on his property hooked up to a laptop where he monitors seismic activity, Glenco, OK
Earthquake damage at St. Francis of the Woods Spiritual Renewal Center, Coyle, OK
An attendee holds a protest sign at a public forum event hosted at the Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
An oil rig stands in front of the Oklahoma State Capitol building, Oklahoma City, OK
A sign on an oil pipeline in Cushing, Oklahoma. Cushing is a vital transshipment point with many intersecting pipelines, storage facilities and easy access to refiners and suppliers. Crude oil flows inbound to Cushing from all directions and outbound through dozens of pipelines. It is one of the largest oil reserves in the world.
Cushing, Oklahoma
A worker walks up stairs on an oil storage tank, Cushing, OK
Kathy Matthews, who feels earthquakes almost daily, at her home in Edmond, OK.
An oil pumpjack in a residential area, Edmond, OK
Disaster insurance table at a public forum event, Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Trophies stored in a spare room while Crescent High School's gymnasium gets repaired. An earthquake on July 28, 2015 destabilized the gymnasium’s walls forcing the school to repair the entire structure, Crescent, OK
Cinder blocks left from demolition are piled in Crescent High School’s gymnasium. An earthquake on July 28, 2015 destabilized the gymnasium’s walls forcing the school to repair the entire structure, Crescent, OK
Public forum event attendee LaDonna Sharp, yells in protest of what many consider man made earthquakes caused by oil and gas excavation, Univ. of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Earthquake activist Jackie Dill near her home, Coyle OK
Plaques displaying oil companies at Oklahoma State University Boone Pickens School of Geology, Stillwater, OK
