PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 3.9 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Oklahoma. There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage.
The earthquake was originally reported as a 4.2-magnitude earthquake, but was later downgraded to a 3.9 magnitude. The temblor happened at 9:22 p.m. The quake’s epicenter was about eight miles east of Pawnee, 26 miles east, northeast of Stillwater and 75 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
The quake was as far north as the southern Kansas border and as far south as Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma’s earthquakes have been linked to oil and gas production, and state regulators have shut down or imposed new restrictions on underground wells that are used for wastewater disposal.