MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

There’s been a whole lotta shaking in Oklahoma over the past 24 hours.  This latest 5.6 shaker might not cause a lot of damage, but it’ll definitely be enough to damage a good night’s sleep …

Update: I stand corrected. Reports are coming in of ‘significant’ damage to buildings near the epicenter as well as a section of highway buckling. At least one wall has collapsed and multiple chimneys have crumbled and fallen off buildings.

Richter Magnitude 5.6 – OKLAHOMA
Saturday, November 05, 2011 at 10:53:10 PM at epicenter
35.599°N, 96.752°W
Depth: 5 km (3.1 miles)

“The largest earthquake ever reported in the state of Oklahoma struck Saturday night, officials said.

The temblor had a magnitude of 5.6 and its epicenter was four miles east of Sparks in Lincoln County, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. The quake hit at 10:53 p.m.

The quake was reportedly felt as far away as Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas and Texas.

‘There’s a crack going from the closet to the ceiling. I’ve never seen that before. I was in my bedroom grabbing my phone and I happened to notice it,’ Moore resident Todd McKinsey said.

McKinsey said he lives near NW 12 and Santa Fe Avenue.

‘That’s drywall. It’s totally separated,’ he said.

‘Earthquake damage in Oklahoma, that’s an anomaly right there,’ McKinsey said.

‘The picture by the TV fell off the wall and we jumped up because we thought somebody had hit the house,’ Noeh Morales said.

‘It was like a roaring noise. I’ve never one that bad over here,’ he said.

Morales said he was asleep at his home near SW 69 and Pennsylvania Avenue.

‘It woke me out of a dead sleep. I felt the whole house shaking. I jumped and ran outside to see what was going on,’ he said.

The strongest earthquake previously reported was April 9, 1952 in El Reno, according to the geological survey. Its magnitude was 5.50.

The Lincoln County sheriff’s office said late Saturday that damage has been reported across the county, but were still responding to calls and was not sure of the extent of damage. The Oklahoma City fire department reported no injuries or serious damage as of 11:15 p.m.” Source – NewsOK.