TULSA, Okla. — People across Oklahoma and in parts of Kansas reported feeling a sizeable earthquake Friday morning.
The movement happened around 8 a.m.
The U.S. Geological Survey rated the quake 4.2 Magnitude after multiple revisions as reports of the ground shaking came in on social media from several cities including Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita.
A number of people in the Oklahoma-Kansas region mentioned the quake on social media:
Seismogram of 7:57am earthquake felt widely in Oklahoma and Kansas. #ksquake #okquake @FOX23 pic.twitter.com/g9oNyV6Urc
— 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵 📡🌪️👀 ✈️🤓 (@jamesaydelott) February 19, 2021
It’s a 4.5… no wait only a 4.2… check that it was a 4.8… just kidding a 4.2… whoops I mean 4.8 … 🔜🤷🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/ua8bQI9N12
— Dan Skoff (@weatherdan) February 19, 2021
USGS reported the earthquake originated in Machester, Oklahoma, about 130 miles northwest of Tulsa.
Earthquakes in Oklahoma have slowed down since a veritable earthquake storm some years ago which were attributed to fracking operations.
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