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Earthquake Oklahoma 2011

November 6, 2011 by · Comments Off on Earthquake Oklahoma 2011 

Earthquake Oklahoma 2011, The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that the latest in a series of earthquakes in Oklahoma is the strongest ever recorded in the state.

According to USGS , the earthquake that struck at 10:53 p.m. Saturday was upgraded to a magnitude 5.6 after early calculations listed it as a 5.2. The epicenter is four miles east of Sparks in Lincoln County, 21 miles northeast of Shawnee.

Lincoln County Emergency Management is reporting significant damage in the southern parts of the county. In some cases chimneys have collapsed through the roofs of homes. Air conditioning ducts collapsed through the ceiling at the Prague library.

Several roadways have buckled, including Highway 62 near County Road 3470 and other county roads.

There has been no word on any injuries reported.

USGS is reporting that tremors were felt in most of Oklahoma as well as eastern and central Kansas, most of Missouri and Arkansas, north Texas and southeast Nebraska.

It comes after a shocking 4.8 earthquake that occurred in the early morning hours Saturday near Prague, Okla.

Aftershocks were felt for hours following Saturday’s first quake, which Amie Gibson, a research scientist for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, said was the strongest to hit the state in nearly sixty years.

That is, until this most recent quake.

Gibson said Saturday that aftershocks from the first earthquake could occur for days.

Saturday night’s earthquake broke the state’s record set in 1952 in El Reno. That quake was recorded as a 5.5.

Oklahoma Earthquake

November 5, 2011 by · Comments Off on Oklahoma Earthquake 

Oklahoma Earthquake, A 4.7 magnitude earthquake shakes Oklahoma early Saturday. At 6:30 am, five aftershocks have been reported.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck about 20 miles northeast of Shawnee at 2:12 am on Saturday. The epicenter was located 6 kilometers north of Prague, 7 miles east-southeast of Sparks, and 47 miles east of Oklahoma City. The earthquake was only 3 miles deep.

A second earthquake or tremor first occurred at 2:27 am and is registered as a magnitude 3.4. This earthquake was located in the same area, 20 miles northeast of Shawnee, 41 miles east of Okmulgee, 42 miles south-southeast of Stillwater, and 46 miles east of Oklahoma City.

The second quake occurred at 2:44 am and registered at 2.7. This replica is located 4 miles west of Prague, 8 miles east of Meeker, 14 miles northeast of Shawnee, and 44 miles east of Oklahoma City.

A replica of the third register in the magnitude 2.7 occurred at 2:50 am 5 miles southeast of Reno, 7 miles northwest of Prague, 44 miles east of Oklahoma City.

At 4:12 a.m. a quake of magnitude 3.3 quarts record was reported two miles southeast of Sparks, 8 miles south of Davenport, 19 miles north-northeast of Shawnee, and 43 miles east of the city of Oklahoma.

However, another earthquake at 6:24 am The 3.3-magnitude aftershock fifth record was located 15 kilometers northeast of Shawnee, 41 miles east of Oklahoma City.

The reports are reaching people across Oklahoma says she felt the first earthquake. There are even reports that he feels in Kansas and northern Texas.

Some minor property damage was reported but no injuries.

Stay with News On 6 and NewsOn6.com for details as they become available.

For more information about earthquakes can log into the website of United States Geological Survey.

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