An earthquake measured at 5.0 magnitude struck the town of Cushing in
the northeast of Oklahoma City damaging several buildings. There have
been no casualties so far in the quake after the heavy tremors were felt
as far away as Texas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Arkansas when it
happened at about 50 miles (80km) of the city at 19:44 local time (01:44
GMT Monday).
The Cushing Police Department in a statement,
reported that the shakes caused ‘quite of bit of damage’ from the
earthquake and said parts of downtown were being evacuated due to gas
leaks.
According to the data provided by the US Geological Survey, it confirmed
that there have been 19 earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past week.
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