At Least Five Earthquakes Shake Oklahoma Tuesday Morning

At Least Five Earthquakes Shake Oklahoma Tuesday Morning


Posted: Apr 16, 2013 4:16 AM EDT
Updated: Apr 16, 2013 6:49 AM EDT
By Rusty Surette, News 9 - bio | email


OKLAHOMA CITY - Several earthquakes have rattled central Oklahoma in the early morning hours of Tuesday.
The first quake was reported around 1:45 a.m. an estimated 3 miles west of Chandler. The United State Geological Survey say this was a 3.0 quake.

Fifteen minutes later a strong 4.3 earthquake shook the Oklahoma City metro area. This earthquake woke many residents up and shook buildings from Oklahoma City to Stillwater.
No damage or injuries were immediately reported. The USGS says this quake was located 29 miles east and northeast of Oklahoma City near Luther.

At 2:15 a.m. a third quake was reported by the USGS. This one a 2.8 magnitude near Boley, Oklahoma.

One minute later a fourth early morning quake shook the area of Luther and Choctaw. The USGS says this one was a 3.3 quake.

At 5:16 a.m. a fifth earthquake measuring 4.2 was recorded 4 miles ENE of Luther.

News 9 has received hundreds of messages and phone calls from viewers. We'll have the latest on this beginning at 4:00 a.m. on News 9.

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