Many woke up Saturday to shaking inside their home in the Ozarks Saturday morning.
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A 5.6 magnitude quake – apparently equaling the strongest to ever hit the state – struck central Oklahoma Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The epicenter was around 8 miles northwest of Pawnee, a town of less than 3,000 people. That ties for Oklahoma’s strongest natural disaster on record, the first coming in November 2011. Preliminary measurements show the quake had a magnitude of 5.6 – believed to be one of the strongest in state history. It also tweeted that aftershocks may occur.
The commission says about 35 wells are included in the directive. An increase in magnitude 3.0 or greater earthquakes in Oklahoma has been linked to underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production. The commission has previously asked producers to reduce wastewater disposal volumes.
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People around Lincoln also say they felt the quake early Saturday morning.
