The quake registered a 4.3-magnitude on the Richter scale at a depth of 4.9 miles. USGS said the quake hit at 9:06 a.m., around six miles east of the town of Norman, some 20 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
Two people were injured by the quake, which was felt throughout central Oklahoma, parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and northern Texas.
Oklahoma City resident Kenneth Tankersley broke his ankle during the quake when he fell from a ladder outside of his home, according to
"I guess my ladder wasn't set very solid, and it just shook me off of it," Tankersley told the newspaper. "Somebody else is going to have to put up the Christmas lights. I'm not getting up there again."
The USGS noted that Wednesday’s earthquake is “not unprecedented” in Oklahoma. Since 1974, more than 200 earthquakes have been recorded in central Oklahoma alone. However, only 11 damaging earthquakes have been recorded since 1882.
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