According to USGS, Oklahoma City had another earthquake Magnitude 4.7 and shook Oklahoma on Monday night, two days after a larger temblor hit the state and damaged 14 homes. Sources: Reuters and USGS
The latest quake hit at 8:47 p.m. in the same rural central Oklahoma area as the larger quake, about 43 miles east of Oklahoma City, and was felt throughout Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, although No damage or injuries were reported Oklahomans have been warned that aftershocks following Saturday's 5.6 magnitude, at 10:53:10 PM at epicenter CDT, Sunday, November 06, 2011 at 03:53:10 UTC
Prior to Saturday's earthquake, the largest quake previously recorded in Oklahoma was a 5.5-magnitude tremor in 1952. On November 4th, 2011, Oklahoma earthquake was magnitude 4.4.
USGS reported that quake could continue for weeks or months.
USGS provided earthquake report since November 4th, 2011, Oklahoma earthquake 4.4.
Here are seven days earthquake lists although you may see other areas besides Oklahoma:
The worst earthquake was on November 6th, Magnitude 5.6 as you can see in below and click to see bigger view:
USGS reported that There have been dozens of aftershocks
recorded following the November 5, 2011 magnitude 5.6 earthquake and its
magnitude 4.7 foreshock that occurred on the same day. These aftershocks will continue for weeks and
potentially months but will likely decrease in frequency.
This is not an unusual amount of aftershock activity for a
magnitude 4.7 to 5.6 earthquake sequence.
There is always a small possibility of an earthquake of larger magnitude
following any earthquake, but the occurrence of the magnitude 5.6 earthquake,
and the increase in activity in recent year does not necessarily indicate that
a larger more damaging earthquake will occur.
See below for more detail info via map descripation.
You may click to view for more.
Meanwhile USGS also reported that Magnitude 6.9 - NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN: distance. 215 km (133 miles) NW of Naha, Okinawa, Japan: 361 km (224 miles) NNE of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 500 km (310 miles) ENE of TAIPEI, Taiwan, 1144 km (710 miles) S of SEOUL, South Korea View more detail Oklahoma and other areas occurred earthquake.
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Sources: Yahoo, Reuthers, USGS, wikipedia catch4all.com,
Sandra Englund, November 8th, 2011 |
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