Oklahoma city experiences magnitude 5.6 quake

Oklahoma experienced the strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state’s history on Nov. 5, AIR Worldwide reported.
With a magnitude of 5.6 and a focal depth of just three miles below the surface, the earthquake was centred about 44 miles east of Oklahoma City, the state’s capital. The city had a population of 580,000 as of 2010.
The most serious damage reported so far resulted from the fall of a spire from a five-story building on St. Gregory’s University campus and the buckling of parts of Highway 62 between the towns of Prague and Meeker, an AIR release said.
Damage to at least 14 buildings was also reported, mostly from fallen chimneys and some interior breakage from dishes and objects falling off shelves, it added.
AIR expected insured damage to be minimal.
Earthquake events have been “more clustered” in the vicinity northeast and east of Oklahoma City since 2007.
“This is the area where Saturday’s magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred,” AIR announced. “While further investigation will undoubtedly be undertaken, the likely source of the earthquake is the Wilzetta fault.”