Tom Kruwis
An earthquake, centered near Norman, was felt in parts of Bartlesville, Dewey and Pawhuska this morning. The Oklahoma earthquake was felt across a wide swath of the country. As far away as Dallas/Fort Worth, individuals are reporting feeling the shaker. The very shallow earthquake meant that the shaking was felt over a much wider diameter than earthquakes are usually felt. The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that the earthquake was “probably” not enough to cause significant damage.
“The information we have now is that it was a 4.5 (magnitude) on the Richter scale,” National Weather Service Tulsa Meteorologist Craig Sullivan told the Examiner-Enterprise this morning
The earthquake occurred at 9:06 a.m. and was centered 8 miles north of Slaughterville, Sullivan said. Slaughterville is located southeast of Norman.
“It seems to have been felt through, of course, all of the Oklahoma City area and most of the Tulsa area … through a good part of central and eastern Oklahoma,” Sullivan said.
A few areas in north Texas have also reported feeling the quake, according to Sullivan. He said the National Weather Service in Tulsa had not received any reports of damage.
The reports coming in over social networks and through traditional media are all saying the Oklahoma earthquake was minor. Most individuals who felt the earthquake did not even realize that it was, in fact, a quake. Some say the shaking felt like a strong wind. Others say the earthquake felt more like a settling of the ground.
“The information we have now is that it was a 4.5 (magnitude) on the Richter scale,” National Weather Service Tulsa Meteorologist Craig Sullivan told the Examiner-Enterprise this morning
The earthquake occurred at 9:06 a.m. and was centered 8 miles north of Slaughterville, Sullivan said. Slaughterville is located southeast of Norman.
“It seems to have been felt through, of course, all of the Oklahoma City area and most of the Tulsa area … through a good part of central and eastern Oklahoma,” Sullivan said.
A few areas in north Texas have also reported feeling the quake, according to Sullivan. He said the National Weather Service in Tulsa had not received any reports of damage.
The reports coming in over social networks and through traditional media are all saying the Oklahoma earthquake was minor. Most individuals who felt the earthquake did not even realize that it was, in fact, a quake. Some say the shaking felt like a strong wind. Others say the earthquake felt more like a settling of the ground.
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