Here's Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to tell you what to do in the event of an earthquake. Instead of stop, drop and roll, the catchphrase is drop, cover, and hold on. You should drop to the floor, cover your head and neck, and then hold on to a sturdy object. It really isn't that different from a tornado drill, except you can be upstairs for this. I'm not entirely sure what I would hold onto in my apartment filled with lightweight objects (my desk?), but it's still nice to know.

Ready.gov also says that if you are in bed, you should stay there during the earthquake.

If you're outside, stay away from possible sources of debris. If you're in your car, pull over when it's safe to do so.

In addition to this, the Red Cross says that standing in doorways does not make you safer than anywhere else in the house.

Also, if you're in a trailer or a building "unattached to its foundation," the Red Cross says you're at additional risk. (FEMA has some resources for people that own their dwelling who wish to make it more earthquake safe.)

Why is this happening to us now?

Some studies show a link between increased fracking (a method of natural gas extraction) and increased earthquakes. A report in MIT Technology Review found that "nearly all earthquakes were within two miles of high-volume injection wells." Some wells, however, have never triggered a seismic event.

Bloomberg published an article in October 2015 saying that these earthquakes are a threat to national security since much of the nation's oil runs through Oklahoma. If important oil centers such as Cushing were to be harmed, it could affect the entire country's oil supply.

RT, the always questionable Russian news organization, had a field day with Oklahoma's earthquakes and fracking.

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission did call for disposal wells near the epicenter of strong earthquakes to be shut down and others to decrease their volume follow this week's earthquakes.

I'm not a geologist by any means, so if you have more information on this subject, let me know!
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Links:
Red Cross
Ready.gov
FEMA
If you feel an earthquake, help the USGS out and report it!
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