5.1 Major County earthquake gets everyone’s attention

Logan County, along with a good part of Oklahoma, was shaking after an earthquake shook the region just after 11 a.m.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck at approximately at 11:07 a.m. Its epicenter was ear Fairview, Okla. in Woods County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was 1.2 miles deep.

About 10 minutes later, a 3.9 aftershock hit the same area. It was 3.1 miles deep.

If the 5.1 register remains, it will be the third largest earthquake in Oklahoma. Nov. 6, 2011 a 5.6 quake hit near Prague and on April 9, 1952 a 5.5 was felt near Yukon.

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