Earthquake Strikes Oklahoma

[Sabda]

Earthquake Strikes Oklahoma:bigyikes:

UNDATED – A 4.5 magnitude earthquake centered east of Norman has struck Oklahoma. Shortly after 9 a.m. residents and business across Oklahoma reported feeling the earth shake.

The USGS says the earthquake struck at 9:06 a.m. at a depth of 3.1 miles.

The USGS has more preliminary information about the quake at their web site.

Tulsa Police say they have had no reports of damage from the quake

The News On 6 is getting calls and emails from across northeastern Oklahoma saying they felt the quake.

A Broken Arrow resident sent us this email:

My mother called this morning all excited about this. They felt it in downtown Tulsa. In fact she just told me that some of the windows have been broken out of some of the buildings so there is damage. I didn’t feel anything, dh, who is at work, didn’t feel anything. His parents did and I called up at the school and they felt it too. Dh said one of the guys wives felt it and they live in Drumright. It apparently was felt quite a ways away. I know we have some other Okies on the board did any of you feel it?

 

[Sarah25]

I felt it!! :extrahappy: My first earthquake. Well, first one I’ve felt. I know OK gets a lot of little ones all the time. My whole work building shook for a few seconds. I was too surprised to be scared though.

 

[Holly3278]

Earthquake Strikes Oklahoma:bigyikes:

My mother called this morning all excited about this. They felt it in downtown Tulsa. In fact she just told me that some of the windows have been broken out of some of the buildings so there is damage. I didn’t feel anything, dh, who is at work, didn’t feel anything. His parents did and I called up at the school and they felt it too. Dh said one of the guys wives felt it and they live in Drumright. It apparently was felt quite a ways away. I know we have some other Okies on the board did any of you feel it?

Your quote says that the earthquake was a magnitude 4.5 but every article I’ve come across so far says the magnitude was 4.3. Here are the news articles I’ve come across so far:

theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/44180/

pershingareanews.com/oklahoma-shaken-by-earthquake.html

The first article mentions two people being injured during the quake. One of those people fell of a ladder and broke his ankle. It doesn’t mention what the other person’s injury was. Praying for them.

Remember oh most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly unto thee oh Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. Oh Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

I felt it!! :extrahappy: My first earthquake. Well, first one I’ve felt. I know OK gets a lot of little ones all the time. My whole work building shook for a few seconds. I was too surprised to be scared though.

I still remember an earthquake occurring here in Southern Indiana a couple of years ago. It was a magnitude 5.1 I think. I was in bed I think and had just gotten in bed. I felt the place shaking and when it didn’t stop after a moment or two, I realized something odd was going on so I got up and stood under the door frame because I knew that if it was an earthquake, that would be one of the more safe places to be. I don’t remember how long it lasted but I believe it was less than a minute. Regardless, it was fairly interesting. I had never experienced one before. At first I thought it was the result of a strong mine blast because that is the most common reason for shaking around here. I remember it had some people very shook up like in panic attack mode here at my apartment complex. Thankfully, there wasn’t much damage in my town. I do remember hearing of the courthouse’s glass ceiling becoming cracked during the earthquake though. That was the only damage that I know happened in my town.

 

[Ridgerunner]

It didn’t make it to S.W. Mo, where I live, so it couldn’t have been too awfully big, because Tulsa isn’t all that far away. This is unsettling, though, because I have never read or heard of an earthquake in the Ozarks. (The Mississippi River basin is another story altogether)

Maybe we’re on a different plate from you or something.

 

[Sabda]

Holly,

From what we’re hearing now is that it was a 5.1.
From Tulsa,Measuring the Magnitude of an Earthquake
From OKC, OGS Says Oklahoma Quake 5.1-Magnitude

My sil reported that her sis felt it in Broken Arrow, which is on the otherside of Tulsa(east). So it was felt even farther than Tulsa. How much farther I don’t know. I’m just giving a report from people I personally know who felt it.
This quake is said to be the second strongest in the state’s recorded history, so it’s a pretty big deal over here.

From NewsOK,
Earthquake rating upgraded to magnitude 5.1

An earthquake that struck central Oklahoma today was the second-strongest in the state’s history, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported. No significant damage or serious injuries have been reported with the quake, which was felt in three states.

 

[Sabda]

It didn’t make it to S.W. Mo, where I live, so it couldn’t have been too awfully big, because Tulsa isn’t all that far away. This is unsettling, though, because I have never read or heard of an earthquake in the Ozarks. (The Mississippi River basin is another story altogether)

Maybe we’re on a different plate from you or something.

I don’t know, all I know is with the exception of myself, dh, and sil everyone else we know felt it. People on the South, West, East, and North of us all felt it, go figure. This is the second major quake that dh has been though that he did not feel. The first one was the major one they had in California back in '89. He was driving down the highway with a buddy of his headed to the base when it happened. He was in the Airforce at the time.

I also hope that no one was hurt by this. So far that doesn’t appear to be any serious injuries.

 

[bbarrick8383]

It didn’t make it to S.W. Mo, where I live, so it couldn’t have been too awfully big, because Tulsa isn’t all that far away. This is unsettling, though, because I have never read or heard of an earthquake in the Ozarks. (The Mississippi River basin is another story altogether)

Maybe we’re on a different plate from you or something.

I felt it down here in So. Oklahoma, on the Texas border. My desk started shaking a bit for a few seconds. I heard people say they felt it in Ft. Worth as well but not too sure about that. My brother in law was welding in OKC and he said it shook pretty good. It was barely noticable here, but I’m positive that’s what it was it was near the same time.

As soon as I felt it, I went online and reported it at that minute.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I don’t know, all I know is with the exception of myself, dh, and sil everyone else we know felt it. People on the South, West, East, and North of us all felt it, go figure. This is the second major quake that dh has been though that he did not feel. The first one was the major one they had in California back in '89. He was driving down the highway with a buddy of his headed to the base when it happened. He was in the Airforce at the time.

I also hope that no one was hurt by this. So far that doesn’t appear to be any serious injuries.

I didn’t feel it, and I have not heard anybody around here say they did. As close as Tulsa is, I suspect we’re on different rock formations or something. I assume (but don’t know) we’re on the same one as the Ouachita Mts, and I don’t know if they felt it there or not.

I have felt them in St. Louis which, of course, is scarily near the New Madrid Fault. They sure can get a person’s attention. Supposedly the New Madrid Fault is the “big one” in the whole U.S. I think it was in the 1820s when it really let loose and made the Mississippi River flow north for several hours and sent “earth waves” 8-12 feet high rolling through the Delta country. Threw heavy log houses straight up into the air. I am unaware of it having any effect in the Ozarks, though, as close as they are to New Madrid. They say if the New Madrid fault has one of its big ones again (which I think happen many years or even centuries apart) the ground under Memphis will liquify, totally destroying the whole city. St. Louis largely sits on deep rock foundations, though, and would be heavily damaged but not totally destroyed.

Scary stuff.

 

[MoonChild02]

Wow! I’m surprised to hear this! I’m not from OK, but I know that you all don’t get earthquakes there.

Oh, and I don’t know where these news agencies are getting their 5.1 statistics. The US Geological Survey says it was a 4.3.

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/34.36.-98.-96_eqs.php

If there is ever another earthquake, this is the place to check. It is the official US website for all the up to date scientific information on earthquakes in our country. I live in California, so I know it quite well.

The main page is here: earthquake.usgs.gov/
If there are future earthquakes, go to the main page, and click on the location on the map where the country you’re looking for is, and it will take you to another page where it will show a map of that country. Then click on the area in that map where the where the earthquake was at. After that, you can keep zooming in if you like, but I’m not sure how far it goes for each area when zooming in, as I usually do it a few times for my area (Southern California gets many earthquakes every day, though they’re mostly small ones we don’t even feel). However, being that Oklahoma only has one listed, you should only need to go to the larger area showing the entire state. Below the map on the zoomed in page, there should be a link to a page that lists the recent earthquakes in the area. That page then gives the magnitude, date and time, longitude, latitude, depth, and location of each of the listed earthquakes.