5.6 magnitude quake rattles Oklahoma

Authorities say a 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit central Oklahoma, but they had no immediate reports of any injuries or major damages.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported from Golden, Colo., on its website that it detected a 5.6 magnitude quake at 10:53 p.m. local time Saturday, centered about 44 miles east-northeast of Oklahoma City. It had initially reported the temblor as a 5.2 magnitude quake.Michelann Ooten, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, also confirmed a quake on the scale of 5 was recorded.

It came on a day a series of quakes rattled the state, including a 4.7 magnitude quake early Saturday.Ooten said no injuries were reported to emergency management officials and she had no reports of major damage.

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Sunday, November 06, 2011 at 03:53:10 UTC Saturday, November 05, 2011 at 10:53:10 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	35.599°N, 96.752°W
Depth	5 km (3.1 miles)
Region	OKLAHOMA
Distances	34 km (21 miles) NNE of Shawnee, Oklahoma 63 km (39 miles) SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma 68 km (42 miles) ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma 71 km (44 miles) ENE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 3 km (1.9 miles)
Parameters	NST=298, Nph=298, Dmin=208.2 km, Rmss=1.54 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0006klz