A moderate earthquake early Saturday in central Oklahoma (oklahoma earthquake) knocked photos off walls and woke folks and pets because it shook a district that stretched into Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas.
The U.S. Geological Survey said on its web site Saturday that a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:12 a.m., with an epicenter concerning six miles north of Prague in Lincoln County. that is concerning fifty miles east of Oklahoma town and seventy five miles southwest of Tulsa.
A 3.4 magnitude aftershock was reported at 2:27 a.m. from a similar location, further as a .7 magnitude aftershock at 2:44 a.m.
Oklahoma Geological Survey researcher Austin Holland told Oklahoma tv station KOTV that the earthquake and aftershocks occurred on a known fault line.
Residents in Prague and Sparks felt an intense shaking, whereas farther away, the quake was additional of a boring rumble, he said.
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck in October 2010 many miles southeast of Norman. 2 folks were treated at hospitals at the moment temblor.
Earthquake Details (source : USGS)
- This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
| Magnitude | 5.6 |
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| Location | 35.537°N, 96.747°W |
| Depth | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Region | OKLAHOMA |
| Distances | 34 km (21 miles) NNE of Shawnee, Oklahoma 63 km (39 miles) SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma 68 km (42 miles) ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma 71 km (44 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=189, Nph=192, Dmin=26.7 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=C |
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| Event ID | usb0006klz |
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