24 earthquakes recorded in past 24 hours

Ponca City Now - January 7, 2016 9:20 am

More than 20 earthquakes have been recorded in the Fairview and Alva areas in the past 24 hours, and another three earthquakes were recorded in the Edmond area since 9:30 Wednesday morning.

The quakes ranged in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.8 in Fairview, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s earthquake map.

Dale Grant, a geophysicist with the USGS, says residents in an eight-state area probably felt the tremors recorded at 10:27 p.m. Wednesday at Fairview which were magnitude 4.8 and 4.7.

The most recent quake was recorded at 7:41 a.m. Thursday and had a magnitude of 3.6. It was centered near Fairview.

 

Latest Stories

2024 Comes In 2nd For Most Tornadoes In A Year

A very active November put this year one tornado away from tying the record of most...

Pro Tem Elect Paxton and Sen. Thompson to Refile Legislation to Limit Virtual Days in Public Education

OKLAHOMA CITY – Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle and Senator Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, recently announced their...

President Biden Commuted Sentences of Nearly all Federal inmates on Death Row, Except 3

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday announced he had commuted the sentences of nearly all federal inmates on...