Update: Earthquake shakes up Wichita area
Multiple people in Wichita reported feeling an earthquake Friday morning.
They reported feeling the tremor at around 8:50 a.m.
Who else felt the #earthquake just now?
— Dan Loving (@danloving) July 14, 2017
Yes, in Wichita! o.o;
— Wildcat (@Butzengear) July 14, 2017
Yep, multiple family members in different places across NW Wichita
— Dillon (@passwordistaco2) July 14, 2017
The United States Geological Survey reported a 4.2-magnitude earthquake near Stroud, Okla., at 8:47 a.m. That’s about halfway between Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
The quake was centered about 12 miles north-northwest of Stroud and was 5.77 miles deep, according to the USGS.
People across Oklahoma and southern Kansas reported the quake to the USGS, which also received scattered reports from people in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri.
M4.2 #earthquake (#sismo) strikes 42 km SE of #Stillwater (#Oklahoma) 21 min ago. Effects reported by witnesses: pic.twitter.com/xJL9lxeQ09
— EMSC (@LastQuake) July 14, 2017
It’s the third earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 or greater in the state this year, according to the advisory.
Several aftershocks occurred later in the morning, according to the USGS. Five more quakes occurred between 9:03 and 10:04 a.m., with the strongest aftershock measuring 3.7 at 9:17 a.m. It was centered about 7 miles north-northwest of Stroud and was a little more than 3 miles deep.
Daniel Salazar: 316-269-6791, @imdanielsalazar
This story was originally published July 14, 2017 at 9:18 AM with the headline "Update: Earthquake shakes up Wichita area."