CUSHING, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that struck Cushing, Oklahoma, a major oil storage hub (all times local):
7:10 a.m.
Geologists have recorded several aftershocks in Oklahoma following a 5.0 earthquake that struck Sunday night, causing damage in the town of Cushing.
The Oklahoma Geological Survey says the aftershocks near Cushing are expected to continue and that there is a 5 percent chance of an aftershock stronger than the initial quake.
Scientists have linked Oklahoma’s uptick in earthquakes to the underground injection of wastewater during oil and gas production. Last week, state regulators called for new restrictions on disposal wells near the town of Pawnee following a 4.5 magnitude earthquake on Nov. 1.
Pawnee is 25 miles north of Cushing.
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6:45 a.m.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says there are no immediate reports of damage at a major oil storage hub following a 5.0 magnitude earthquake in the area.
Fallin tweeted that officials in Cushing are checking for building damage and natural gas leaks following Sunday night’s quake. It was the third earthquake with a magnitude 5.0 or greater this year in Oklahoma.
The governor says no damage was reported at the storage tanks at Cushing’s oil storage terminal, which as of last month held 58.5 barrels of crude oil.
Fallin also tweeted that about 40 residents of the Cimarron Towers assisted living center are staying at a shelter because of damage to the building.
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PAYNE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA -Emergency officials in Cushing, Oklahoma, have evacuated an assisted living center catering to the elderly after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the city.
Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frazier said that while damage was reported at the Cimarron Tower after Sunday night’s quake, no injuries were reported among the home’s residents.
It wasn’t immediately known how many people lived at the building in downtown Cushing. Tulsa television station KOTV said some of those taken from the home were moved to the Cushing Youth Center.
Frazier said the temblor caused the most damage in and around Cushing’s century-old downtown. A number of brick facades had collapsed, and window panes in several buildings shattered. Frazier said city leaders could do a better assessment after sun-up.
Concerns were raised, too, about possible damage in a crude oil tank farm near the city that holds 58.5 million barrels, but there were no immediate reports of trouble.
SUMNER COUNTY, KAN – An earthquake measuring a magnitude 3.1 hit approximately 8 miles west of Conway Springs at 10:52p.m. Sunday.
At 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, an earthquake measuring 2.9 hit the same area.
There are no reports of damage.
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10:30 p.m.
The Cushing Public School District has canceled classes Monday in order to assess the damage from the magnitude 5.0 earthquake that rocked the central Oklahoma prairie town Sunday evening.
The earthquake, which struck at 7:44 p.m. caused what the Cushing Police Department described as “quite a bit of damage.” Photos posted to social media show piles of debris at the base of commercial buildings in the city of about 7,900.
According to USGS data, there have been 19 earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past week.
PAYNE COUNTY, OK- A large earthquake centered approximately 2 miles west of Cushing, Oklahoma rattled many areas of Kansas and several other states on Sunday evening.
The quake measured a preliminary magnitude 5.3, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and hit at approximately 7:44p.m.
Just after 9.m., the USGS updated the magnitude to 5.0.
Cushing is located approximately 2 hours south of Wichita.
749pm: news of a felt earthquake. We did not feel it here at the office. #kswx
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) November 7, 2016
The quake is among the largest ever recorded in Oklahoma.
Officials are still working to collect reports of any damage.