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COVINGTON The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s induced seismicity department directed operators of five saltwater disposal wells near a 4.2-magnitude earthquake that happened Friday near here to cease operating those wells. The agency also issued a directive requiring operators of 10 additional disposal wells within the general area to reduce their operational volumes, for now. The shut-in wells are within three miles of the earthquake’s epicenter, which was located south of Covington in southeastern Garfield County. Wells where operators were required to reduce volumes to no more than 50% of each well’s most recent 30-day volume are located within 10 miles of the temblor’s location. The 4. ....