In May of 1985, the Oklahoma Geological Survey installed a seismograph in the Meers Store to monitor the Meers Fault. The seismograph is able to feel movement in the Earth from far away. It has recorded earthquakes in the Indian Ocean, which is more than 10,300 miles away from Meers. The seismograph has also recorded Russian nuclear tests, a natural gas explosion in Texas, and a mine accident in Michigan. The Meers Store became "MEO - Meers …
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…and North Dakota. The Meers Fault has been extremely quiet in "seismic ally." Only one minor earthquake in 1981 is associated with it. The silence makes some scientists uncomfortable, but many others believe there is little cause for immediate concern. But, speaking geologically, 1,500 - 2,000 years is quite recent. New studies are suggesting that earthquakes occur in the Meers fault at very long intervals. Some say it could be another thousand years before another major earthquake occurs.