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Oklahoma hit by 4.6 magnitude Quake

Four earthquakes have been recorded in northwest Oklahoma, the largest being a 4.6 magnitude tremor, according to the US Geological Survey

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has shaken the US state of Oklahoma, which was also felt in neighbouring Kansas and Missouri, according to the US Geological Survey.

It was one of four earthquakes recorded in northwest Oklahoma on Saturday morning.

Garfield County Emergency Management Director Mike Honigsberg said there are no immediate reports of injury or serious damage following the quakes.

The largest temblor was at 7:16 a.m. a few miles outside Covington, a town of about 500 people. Reports on the USGS website show it was felt as far away as Kansas City, Missouri, some 300 miles (480 km) northeast of Covington.

People in Joplin, Missouri, and Wichita, Kansas, also reported feeling it.

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Saturday's quakes were in the same area where four others struck Friday, including one of magnitude 3.7.

The strongest earthquake on record in Oklahoma was a magnitude 5.8 recorded near Pawnee in September 2016.


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