OKLAHOMA CITY — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook central Oklahoma late Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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.
Several roadways have buckled, including Highway 62 and other county roads, KJRH said.
There has been no word on any injuries reported.
If the magnitude is confirmed, it would be the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state, The Weather Channel said.
The quake was shallow at 3.1 miles deep and occurred at 10:53 p.m. Central Daylight Time, the USGS said. It was centered about four miles east of the city of Sparks in Lincoln County, or about 45 miles east of Oklahoma City.
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Comment by Maria De Wind on November 6, 2011 at 10:40am
Comment by James μολὼν λαβέ on November 6, 2011 at 11:15am
Comment by Vincent L. Guarisco on November 7, 2011 at 2:37am James, I'm sure we'll see a lot more of this -- and other surprises too -- in the coming year. I hope everybody is stocked-up and prepared.
@Maria, I don't think underground bases are a factor here. But perhaps all the the oil drilling may have contributed?
Comment by James μολὼν λαβέ on November 7, 2011 at 10:05am In a surprising turn of events, Cuadrilla Resources, a British energy company, recently admitted that its hydraulic fracturing operations "likely" caused an earthquake in England. Predictably, this news quickly sent a shockwave through the U.K., the oil and natural gas industries, and the environmental activist community. And it certainly feeds plenty of speculation that the same phenomenon could be occurring elsewhere.
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