Earthquake Rattles Cushing, OK; No Damage Reported to Oil Terminal

摘要

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit near the crude storage and transportation hub of Cushing, OK, on Sunday and spawned at least six aftershocks, but no damage was reported to energy-related infrastructure in the city. According to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data, the 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 1.2 miles west of Cushing at 7:34 p.m. CST on Sunday, at a depth of 3.1 miles. USGS picked up an aftershock measuring 2.6-magnitude less than an hour later, at 8:23 p.m., centered 1.2 miles north-northwest of Cushing and at a depth of 3.2 miles.