3.8M Quake Rattles Parts of Central Oklahoma

May 17, 2016

An earthquake has rattled parts of central Oklahoma.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:59 a.m. Sunday about two miles northeast of Luther, located about 28 miles northeast of Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County.

The USGS says the earthquake was recorded at a depth of about three miles. No damage or injuries was immediately reported.

Two smaller temblors shook parts of northern Oklahoma earlier Sunday. Geologists say a 2.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded shortly before 4 a.m. about 10 miles south-southeast of Medford in Grant County. A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 2:23 a.m. about nine miles east of Enid in Garfield County.

Scientists have linked an increase in the number of Oklahoma earthquakes to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil production.

Topics Oklahoma Earthquake

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