Late Friday, local residents in multiple states felt an earthquake centered near Prague, Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
The quake struck east of Oklahoma City around 11:30 p.m. and was recorded as magnitude 5.1, according to Fox Weather. report Saturday.
Earthquake felt in Kansas, people online claimed It shook the Kansas City, Missouri, community. Blue Springs. Independence, according to KMBC. However, “there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries,” the outlet said.
The Wichita National Weather Service (NWS) said in a social media post Friday at 11:40 p.m. Said The earthquake occurred just after 11:24 p.m.
At 11:24 p.m., a magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck just east of Oklahoma City.
— NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) February 3, 2024
1 social media user responds to NWS report write“I felt it for about 10 seconds in Parsons, Kansas. It rattled the house.”
“Felt like I was in downtown KCMO…I thought I was crazy until I saw this lol,” said another user. commentedwhile others Said“It’s very strong in Choctaw. Everything in the house was rattling.”
video footage show This appears to be the moment the earthquake was felt near Oklahoma City. The scene is quiet for a moment, then the camera begins to shake.
“There’s an earthquake,” a person near the camera tells viewers.
#earthquake #Oklahoma #okwx I just felt an earthquake and captured it on video. pic.twitter.com/Rmx7iQV5j7
— stinkytoot200 (@lonelyfencepost) February 3, 2024
The Fox report continued:
There were no immediate reports of damage in the first hours after the quake, but the USGS warned that the threat of aftershocks would continue for some time. So far, within hours of the first quake, seismometers have recorded six more quakes of magnitude greater than 2.5. The maximum is 3.4 as of Friday morning.
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Based on initial estimates, Friday’s earthquake ranks among the top four largest events to affect the Sooner State since 1900.
Oklahomans felt 4.4 magnitude earthquake in January, KFOR report.
Video footage shows a neighbor’s porch area and items falling to the ground during the earthquake.
Some residents told the media they heard what sounded like gunshots. “It was just a loud noise,” one man said.
