At least three earthquakes shook much of central Oklahoma early Saturday, rousing people from their sleep as far away as Kansas City, Mo. A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck at 2:12 a.m., with an epicenter about six miles north of Prague in southern Lincoln County, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey. A 3.4 magnitude aftershock was reported at 2:27 a.m. from the same location, the survey reported. The survey also reported a 2.7 magnitude quake at 2:44 a.m.
Chatter on social media sites Facebook and Twitter and NewsOK.com indicated the quake was felt as far away from the epicenter as Bethany, Oklahoma City, Norman, Tulsa, Wichita, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo.
About 2:20 a.m., Erica Smith posted that she was hearing sirens near NW 150 and MacArthur Boulevard in Oklahoma City. "I'm a heavy sleeper and it woke me right up!"
Joe Bill Moad called The Oklahoman to ask about the quake, which he said he felt at his home in Yukon. "We have a solid house on a slab, and it felt like it was coming apart," Moad said. The quake rumbled through the OPUBCO building in Oklahoma City, shaking the floors, rattling windows and causing televisions hanging in the newsroom to sway back and forth.