Volume 12 , Issue 42

5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Oklahoma

October 13, 2010 a magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook central Oklahoma at 9:06 am. The NewsOK Related Articles reportedly upgraded the Oklahoma earthquake to magnitude 5.1.

On October 13, 2010, an earthquake struck central Oklahoma and was recorded as the second-strongest in the state's history. The first recorded earthquake known to have been centered in the state occurred on December 2, 1897, in Grant County. In September 1918, a series of shocks in El Reno produced only minor effects. On December 27, 1929, another quake was felt in portions of central and western Oklahoma.



A magnitude 5.5 earthquake on April 9, 1952, was centered near El Reno and affected most of Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas.

In 2010, an earthquake occurred in Oklahoma on Wednesday, 13 October at 09:06:29 a.m. at epicenter (at 14:06:29 UTC). This earthquake comes with highest density ever recorded in Oklahoma. It occurred in 5 miles ENE of Noble, Oklahoma and 8 miles SE of Norman, OK at latitude 35.164 N and longitude 97.316 W. The quake taken place in eight miles southeast of Norman, south of Lake Thunderbird, near E Post Oak Road and 84th Avenue SE, Oklahoma Geological Survey research seismologist. At least two people were injured from this quake.

Blakeman was quoted as saying, "The quake was felt up to 170 miles away in parts of Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas."

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry stated, "Teams have been dispatched to assess the earthquake's impact on state infrastructure." He says that significant problems had not been reported.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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