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Central Oklahoma Quakes

By AP

Choctaw, OK – 6 small earthquakes recorded in central Oklahoma

CHOCTAW, Okla. (AP) The Oklahoma Geological Survey says six small earthquakes have been recorded near Choctaw in central Oklahoma.

No injuries or damage have been reported as a result of the quakes on Friday.

The survey says the largest was magnitude 2.7 and was recorded at 10:45 p.m. Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey gave the quake a preliminary magnitude of 2.8.

The Oklahoma agency says a 2.4 magnitude quake was recorded at 10:53 p.m. and a 2.6 magnitude quake at 10:56 p.m.

Geologists say earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3 are generally the smallest felt by humans.