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Posted on Thu, Oct. 14 2010 12:17 AM
BY RICK PLUMLEE
The Wichita Eagle
The earthquake that shook Kansas and four other states Wednesday was one of the strongest ever recorded in Oklahoma.
The earthquake struck at 9:06 a.m. about six miles east of Norman. At least two people sustained minor injuries. Minor damage — primarily to windows and from items falling — was reported.
"You definitely would have felt it in Wichita," said Don Blakeman, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake information center in Golden, Colo.
Tremors in Wichita lasted for about a minute.
The Geological Survey initially rated the quake at 4.5 magnitude but later dropped it to a 4.3. Research seismologist Austin Holland said the Oklahoma Geological Survey measured it at 5.1. The higher figure would make it the state's second- strongest quake on record.
Blakeman said the quake was felt up to 170 miles away in parts of Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and Texas.
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry said teams have been dispatched to assess the earthquake's impact on state infrastructure... FULL ARTICLE
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Thu, October 14, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski