5.6 Quake shakes Oklahoma

[Texas SpeedDiva]

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Fourteen homes were damaged late on Saturday in the largest earthquake to hit Oklahoma on record, emergency management officials said on Sunday.

The 5.6-magnitude earthquake's epicenter, located 44 miles east of Oklahoma City, was felt as far away as Wisconsin and South Carolina, but there were no serious injuries, officials said. The Oklahoma health department reported two minor injuries, neither requiring hospitalization

The severity of the earthquake startled everyone, he said, because earthquakes in the area are typically mild.

Emergency management officials in Lincoln County were reporting significant damage, NBC station KJRH of Tulsa reported.

Chimneys collapsed through roofs of homes, KJRH reported. Damage to the Prague library included collapsed air conditioning ducts and a collapsed wall.

Area residents reported glass breaking and items falling from walls, NBC News reported.

Several roadways buckled, including Highway 62 and other county roads, KJRH said.

A boulder the size of an SUV rolled onto one rural roadway, NBC News reported. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was assessing road damage early Sunday, NBC News reported.

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[Texas SpeedDiva]

on a personal note, I was up in the DFW area this weekend and did feel the quake. The bed in the hotel room was shaking like someone was standing at the end of the bed shaking it. Errie feeling

[fredhopkinsiii]

on a personal note, I was up in the DFW area this weekend and did feel the quake. The bed in the hotel room was shaking like someone was standing at the end of the bed shaking it. Errie feeling


VERY ....no, I didn't feel the OK quake but our "We never have quakes" was also a 5.6 and it was very much like a giant shaking the house.....

[Texas SpeedDiva]

VERY ....no, I didn't feel the OK quake but our "We never have quakes" was also a 5.6 and it was very much like a giant shaking the house.....


Giant shaking the house is probably a good description Fred. And when you aren't used to it..... Talking to friends in OK and they are very on edge. Several "aftershocks" of around 4.7 which by some standards is nothing. But in tornado alley, it's big. One friend has some broken dishes and a couple broken lamps. She says it's an excuse to get new stuff.