OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook an area near Oklahoma City, United States (US) late on Friday night, the US Geological Survey reported.
The earthquake hit at 11.24pm and was centred eight kilometres (km) northwest of Prague, Oklahoma, the agency said.
Prague is about 92km east of Oklahoma City, where residents reported feeling the shaking. Shawnee, Stillwater and Tecumseh residents also felt the earthquake, KFOR-TV reported.
The earthquake was shallow – just 3km deep, according to the US Geological Survey – and temblors that hit close to the surface can make the shaking more intense.
At least six earthquakes, including two greater than magnitude 4.0, were recorded near another Oklahoma City suburb in January.
