The 2016 Stillwater Earthquake: A Case Study In Geoscientific Analysis
The Stillwater, OK earthquake, a magnitude 5.6 event that occurred on September 3, 2016, is a prime example of how geoscientists analyze seismic activity. The USGS, using seismographs, recorded the event, which had an epicenter near Pawnee and caused surface rupture. Understanding earthquakes involves grasping concepts like aftershocks, foreshocks, seismic waves (P-waves, S-waves, L-waves), and…