Electronic Supplement to
A Century of Induced Earthquakes in Oklahoma?

by Susan E. Hough and Morgan Page

Table S3. Selected Newspaper Accounts of 9 April 1952 Earthquake

Location Latitude (°) Longitude (°) Summary (MMI)* Reference
Atkinson, Kansas 39.562 95.128 Second and third floors of abbey, with stone walls 5 ft. thick, swayed noticeably 2
Atoka, Oklahoma 34.384 96.128 Buildings cracked 1
Austin, Texas 30.250 97.750 Felt 4
Dallas, Texas 32.776 96.979 Felt, thousands called newspapers and radio stations 6
Des Moines, Iowa 41.591 93.621 Felt 1
El Reno, Oklahoma 35.530 97.958 Two tremors felt throughout city on 11 April 1952; rattled windows and dishes, “they were nothing like last Wednesday’s quake.” 7,8
Independence, Missouri 39.080 94.407 Felt 1
Kansas City, Missouri 39.100 94.578 Windows broken, chairs overturned 2
Lincoln, NB 40.811 96.680 Felt 3
McPherson, Kansas 38.372 97.662 Cash register danced around 1
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 35.482 97.535 Desks and equipment in downtown buildings shook for at least 30 s; state capitol building “cracked in three places.” Other light damage to buildings. 1
Omaha, Nebraska 41.250 96.000 Felt; produced “scores of calls to World-Herald 1,3
Ponca City, Oklahoma 36.713 97.073 Buildings cracked 1
Red Oak, Iowa 41.012 95.227 Distinct earth tremor felt; second-floor office building “shook and weaved” 3
Sapulpa, Oklahoma 36.004 96.105 Felt 5
St. Joseph, Missouri 39.758 94.837 Woman in office building made ill by swaying 2
Topeka, Kansas 39.056 95.689 Felt 1
Tulsa, Oklahoma 36.131 95.937 Woman hurt by falling plaster 4
Vernon, Texas 34.151 99.291 Felt 1
Wellington, Kansas 37.267 97.400 Felt 1
Wichita Falls, Texas 33.897 98.515 Felt 1

* MMI, modified Mercalli intensity.

† References: 1, Rare earthquake shakes Oklahoma, big Midwest area, Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), 9 April 1952, p. 10; 2, Quake in Okla. splits Capitol, jars 7 states, Boston Daily Record, (Boston, Massachusetts) 9 April 1952, p. 5; 3, Omaha feels earth tremor, Omaha World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska),
9 April 1952, p. 1; 4, Strong quake rocks Midwest, Morning Star (Rockford, Illinois), 10 April 1952, p. 2; 5,
Little damage from quake, Omaha World Herald, (Omaha, Nebraska), 10 April 1952, p. 12; 6, Strong quake causes jitters in seven states, Dallas Morning News, (Dallas, Texas) 10 April 1952, p. 2; 7, Other tremors felt, Greensboro Record (Greensboro, North Carolina), 12 April 1952, p. 16; 8, Aftermath of earthquake felt, Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois), 12 April 1952, p. 3.

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