Kanto Plainsman Kanto Plainsman The Kanto Plainsman was a consolidated United States Air Force newspaper out of Tachikawa Air Base from 1961 to 1970 covering news and events of that base, as well as Fuchu Air Station, Grant Heights Housing, Green Park Housing, Washington Heights Housing, Yamato Air Station, Showa Air Station, Iwo Jima, Marcus Island, Ofuna and other minor detached Air Force properties in Japan's Kanto Plain area. The only nearby base to retain its own newspaper was Yokota Air Base. The first issue, Vol. I no. 1, appeared on 30 June 1961, replacing Tachikawa's paper "The Marauder" and other separate
2011 Oklahoma earthquake 2011 Oklahoma earthquake The 2011 Oklahoma earthquake was a 5.7 magnitude intraplate earthquake which occurred near Prague, Oklahoma on November 5 at 10:53 p.m. CDT (03:53 UTC November 6) in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the vicinity of several active wastewater injection wells. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), it was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma; this record was surpassed by the 2016 Oklahoma earthquake. The previous record was a 5.5 magnitude earthquake that struck near the town of El Reno in 1952. The quake's epicenter was approximately