Nine earthquakes rumble Oklahoma in a 24 hour period.

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Nine earthquakes rumble Oklahoma in a 24 hour period.

#1 Postby lurkey » Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:31 am

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More rumblings underground, all in the same location, have been reported as earthquakes by the Oklahoma Geological Survey in Norman, bringing the total to 9 separate earthquakes in the last 24 hours in the state, the U.S. Geological Survey reports today.

Earthquakes hit Oklahoma

Aug 28 Nine earthquakes rumble Oklahoma in a 24 hour period. No damages reported.

All but one of the earthquakes was reported in eastern Oklahoma County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The other quake one was reported northeast of Ada early Thursday.

The largest earthquake was registered as 3.7 magnitude on the Richter scale Thursday night in Jones.

No damages have been reported.

The last quake in the eastern Oklahoma County area was recorded at 10:30 p.m. Thursday on the north and northeast side of Jones, reading 2.4 magnitude on the Richter scale.

In the same location at 10:15 p.m. on the north and northeast side of Jones, an earthquake reading 2.3 magnitude on the Richter scale, according to the survey.

The survey reports the largest was at 9:09 p.m. Thursday, a 3.7 magnitude earthquake was felt in the same area.
Anyone who felt the quake can fill out a report online at the Oklahoma Geological Survey's Web site, http://www.okgeosurvey1.gov, or the U.S. Geological Survey's Web site, http://www.earthquake.usgs.gov.

Editor's note: The story originally reported a total of 10 earthquakes in Oklahoma. Only 9 have been recorded.
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