People all over St. Joseph report feeling an earthquake shortly after 7am Saturday. As it turns out, the temblor was about 300 miles away.

Police report they felt it at the Communications Center downtown, and residents all over the city are reporting feeling their homes move. We have heard no reports of any significant damage or injury here.

The earthquake has rattled a swath of the Great Plains from Nebraska to North Texas.

The United States Geological Survey said that a 5.6 magnitude earthquake happened at 7:02 a.m. Saturday in north-central Oklahoma. It also tweeted that aftershocks may occur.

The quake was reported about 8 miles north of Pawnee, Oklahoma at a depth of about four miles. The quake was one of at least nine recorded across the U.S. during the last 24 hours.

Local media reports indicate structural damage to some buildings in the town of Pawnee.  Within about an hour of the initial reports, there have been no reports of serious injury.

(staff and wire reports)