Updated: Oct 13, 2010 6:07 PM Wednesday
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Craig Day, News On 6
UNDATED -- A preliminary 4.3 magnitudeearthquakestruck Oklahoma Wednesday morning. No major injuries or damage were reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake struck at 9:06 a.m.at a depth of 3.1 miles about eight miles east of Norman in Cleveland County.
The quake rattled parts of five states. Initial reports put the quake's magnitude at 4.5 but that was revised down to 4.3 a short time later. As the day wore on, some sources reported the magnitude as 5.1. The News On 6 is waiting for the final official word from the U.S. Geological Survey.
"We have quakes all the time, especially in Oklahoma County. But this one coming in, in Cleveland County, It's different, said Amie Gibson, a research scientist. "It really is, and I think it caught a lot of people off guard."
"Floor shaking. Walls shaking. The roof shook and it all just kept shaking," said Steve Allen. "We obviously knew something weird had happened."
"I just thought, we're in Oklahoma, we're supposed to have tornados not earthquakes, but we do," Ronnie Wilkins said... FULL ARTICLE
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