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Oklahoma jarred by 5.1 magnitude earthquake
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook an area near Oklahoma City late Friday, followed by smaller quakes during the next several hours, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
No injuries were reported and damage appeared to be minimal, mostly items overturned or shaken from shelves inside homes, according to Lincoln County Deputy Emergency Management Director Charlotte Brown.
“Nothing significant … nothing other than lots of scared people,” Brown said.
The earthquake struck at 11:24 p.m. local time and was centered about 5 miles northwest of Prague, Oklahoma, about 57 miles east of Oklahoma City, the agency said.
Residents across the state from Lawton to Enid to Tulsa reported feeling the shaking to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The initial earthquake was followed by at least eight smaller temblors through Saturday morning, ranging in strength from magnitude 2.5 to 3.4, according to the geological survey.
The earthquake was shallow — just 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) deep, according to the the U.S. Geological Survey — and temblors that hit close to the surface can make the shaking more intense.
At least six earthquakes, including two greater than magnitude 4, were recorded near another Oklahoma City suburb in January. In April, a magnitude 4 earthquake was among a series of six that struck the central Oklahoma town of Carney, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City.
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Prague in 2011, about 60 miles south of the state’s strongest recorded earthquake site in Pawnee, which registered a magnitude 5.8 in 2016.
Thousands of earthquakes have been recorded in Oklahoma in recent years, many linked to the underground injection of wastewater from oil and natural gas extraction, particularly in what is known as the Arbuckle formation that includes the area around Prague.
The epicenter of the Saturday earthquake was nearly the exact spot of the epicenter of the 2011 quake, according to Matt Skinner, spokesperson for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry in the state.
“That was one of the early areas where action was taken” to limit the injection of wastewater, said Skinner.
“Disposal wells within 10 miles of the quake” must stop operating temporarily, Skinner said.
The corporation commission has directed several producers to close some injection wells and reduce the volumes in others as a result of the quakes.
In 2017, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded two earthquakes that struck near a central Oklahoma town. Both temblors hit just east of the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond. The first quake had a preliminary magnitude of 3.7 and struck at 2:12 a.m. local time. The second quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 2.9, followed soon after, hitting at 2:20 a.m. local time.
There were no immediate reports of injury or severe damage.
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The Minnesota Vikings will take on the Chicago Bears today. The Vikings are currently 8-2, an impressive run so far this season, and will be looking to add a fourth win to their current streak after last Sunday’s 23-13 win against the Tennessee Titans. The Bears, on the other hand, are entering this game on the heels of a four-game losing streak after a tough 20-19 loss against the Green Bay Packers last Sunday.
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