Magnitude 4.7 quake rattles northern Oklahoma, felt in KC

A 4.7-magnitude natural disaster has struck Oklahoma, the US Geological Survey reported, adding that the quake hit at a depth of 6.2 km, just 13 km from the town of Cherokee.

Cherokee is approximately 300 miles southwest of Kansas City.

The temblor, measuring 4.7 of the Richter scale of magnitude, was about 60 miles south of the Kansas State line. around 1:00 a.m. There were no immediate reports of damage.

This information comes from the USGS natural disaster Notification Service, and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.

“Definitely the largest #earthquake I’ve felt in Kansas”.

Several viewers commented on facebook that they felt it including areas as far north as St. Joseph.

Two hours later, USGS reported a magnitude 3.1 quake happened at nearly the same location in Alfalfa County.

KOCO 5 News has received reports of shaking from Oklahoma City, Norman, Ponca City and Tulsa, among other towns.