Earthquake in Oklahoma Today

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AN EARTHQUAKE struck the town of Jones in Central Oklahoma on Friday morning. The Oklahoma earthquake, with an epicentre located three miles northeast of Jones, had a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale.

As per the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake which occured at 9:18 AM, had an epicentre three miles underground and could be felt as far as 60 miles away. Many people in downtown Oklahoma city and Tulsa could feel the rumble of this earthquake. No damage or injuries occurred.

Tammy Starks, a resident said,"I work at Roosevelt Elementary. And I was sitting at my desk and I felt my chair moving around and thought nothing. Until I read on the Internet that we had the after effects of the earthquake. I was amazed. I told my co-workers and they laughed until they looked on NewsOn6.com," said Tammy Starks.

This has been the third earthquake this week in Oklahoma. On Thursday morning, an earthquake of 2.8 magnitude occurred near Logan County and on Monday, there had a 3.3 magnitude earthquake near Jones.




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Friday, January 15, 2010 at 10:36 pm Oklahoma Earthquake

Oklahoma Earthquake Breaking news updates :- An earthquake struck near the central Oklahoma town of Jones Friday morning, rattling parts of the whole state, including Green Country.

This is the third earthquake in Oklahoma this week. Thursday morning, an 2.8 earthquake was recorded in Logan County and on Monday, a 3.3 earthquake struck near Jones.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 4.0 earthquake struck at 9:18 a.m. Jones is located about 17 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.

Employees at the National Weather Service office in Tulsa say they felt the quake.

Suzie Reynolds from Broken Arrow said, “I was laying in bed with my 6-year-old daughter and she sat up and said ‘What is that?? It sounds like someone is tapping on our window.’ It was our window panes shaking!!”

The epicenter of the quake was 3.1 miles underground about three miles outside of Jones.

Seismologist Austin Holland of the Oklahoma Geological Survey said the quake was felt in Midwest City, Jones and surrounding areas but no damage or injuries have been reported.

“I live in Jenks and was working at my desk when it started shaking and I’m thinking is this and earthquake? Yep earthquake,” said Eric Jenkins in Jenks.




Earthquake Shakes Portions Of Oklahoma Friday
Jones - A magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled parts of central Oklahoma Friday Morning.

According to the United States Geological Survey the epicenter of the quake was recorded about 3 miles northeast of Jones, OK. At a depth of about 3 miles.

People in downtown Oklahoma City reported feeling the quake. Reports have also been reported as far away as Tulsa.

According to USGS officials, a magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake can be felt up to 60 miles away. Damage is usually very minor if any. 8 Talkback:

No reports of damage or injuries have been reported with this mornings earthquake.

The strongest recorded earthquake ever in Oklahoma took place near El Reno on April 4,1952. The 5.5 magnitude earthquake, according to USGS records, toppled chimneys and knocked down brick walls. It even created a near 50 foot crack in the State Capital Building in Oklahoma City.



Oklahoma Earthquake
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook central Oklahoma on Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey says that the epicenter of the quake was recorded about 3 miles northeast of Jones, OK. Jones is located about 17 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The earthquake struck at 9:18 a.m. at a depth of about 3 miles. No damage or injuries have been reported.

National Weather Service office employees in Tulsa say they felt the quake. Ashley Copelin at 61st and Garnett in Tulsa, said,