Major Quake Rocks Oklahoma

摘要

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck near the town of Cherokee, Oklahoma, early Thursday -- the strongest quake in the state since November 2011, when a magnitude 4.8 tremor was recorded. State officials said up to 26 quakes have been recorded in the past seven days. Although there were media reports of damage to individual homes, no damage was reported at the Cushing hub -- a key oil storage center and the pricing point for US oil futures contracts -- located about 135 miles southwest of Cherokee.