2.8 Magnitude Quake Strikes Near Chickasha

Another earthquake shook in Oklahoma on Saturday, this one in the central part of the state near the town of Chickasha, Saturday night.

Saturday, July 27th 2013, 9:46 pm

By: News 9


Another earthquake shook in Oklahoma on Saturday, this one in the central part of the state near the town of Chickasha, Saturday night.

The 2.8 magnitude quake struck just after 8 p.m. one mile east of Chickasha, about 34 miles southwest of the OKC metro, at a depth of about a mile and a half.

7/27/2013 Related Story: Small Earthquake rumbles In Northern Oklahoma

Earlier on Saturday a 3.1 magnitude quake shook near the town of Tonkawa, Okla., near the Oklahoma – Kansas border, at around 3:30 p.m.

No injuries or damage have been reported with this earthquake.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), quakes with magnitudes from 2.5 to 3 are generally the smallest ones felt by humans.

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