Magnitude 5.1 and 3.9 earthquakes strike Oklahoma: USGS

The epicenter was located nearly 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Saturday’s tremor happened shortly after 11 a.m., centered about 17 miles northwest of Fairview.

The temblor is the largest on record in the state since the 5.6 magnitude natural disaster near Prague in November 2011.

The AP reported that the temblors are the latest in a series of earthquakes linked to the injection of wastewater underground from oil and gas production.

In recent times, the strong Oklahoma earthquakes were typically in pairs. The second-strongest was a 5.5 magnitude natural disaster in April 1952 that was centered in El Reno, on the western edge of Oklahoma City.

Ten minutes after the 5.1 quake hit, a second followed measuring 3.9, and yet another almost half an hour later which measured 2.5.

At this time there are no reports of damages or injuries associated with the earthquakes.

Did you feel Saturday morning’s earthquakes? The area has had several quakes of magnitude 4.0 since the start of the year. “To be clear, we’ll release the specific details on Tuesday publicly, but the plan itself is already in place and the operators started to be notified on Thursday of this week”.

Through Friday evening, Oklahoma had recorded 133 quakes this year that measured at least 3.0, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey.

People are reporting they felt the quake across central, north central and northeast Oklahoma.

If that number stands, it’s believed to be the third-largest natural disaster in Oklahoma history.