USGS: 5.1-magnitude earthquake recorded in Oklahoma and felt from all over the state
Several viewers reported to KOCO that they felt it from different parts of the state, including Stillwater, Edmond, Norman and as far away as Tulsa
Several viewers reported to KOCO that they felt it from different parts of the state, including Stillwater, Edmond, Norman and as far away as Tulsa
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a preliminary 5.1-magnitude earthquake near Prague, Oklahoma.
It was recorded just before 11:30 p.m. on Friday. The USGS also recorded a series of aftershocks following the 5.1-magnitude quake.
The shaking from that earthquake was felt across a large swath of the state, including in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, according to preliminary reports shared by . Shaking was also felt as far as Wichita, Kansas, according to the geological survey.
Smaller quakes, magnitudes 2.6 and 3.5, were reported around the same area shortly after, according to .
Earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains are usually felt over a much larger area than earthquakes of similar magnitude in the western US, according to the
“East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area more than ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast,” the geological survey wrote on its website.
If you aren't from Oklahoma, the quake might have been a bit of a surprise. Nicole Polizzi, who is better known as Snooki from "Jersey Shore," was in the Sooner State when the earthquake hit.
"Anybody else in Oklahoma?! I need to get back to Jersey," Polizza posted on the .
