'A Little Scary': Tulsans React To 5.1-Mag. Earthquake

At around 11:30 last night, you may have been wide awake, getting ready for bed, or already sound asleep. 

Despite what you were doing, many people throughout Green Country felt the 5.1 magnitude earthquake.

"It obviously was felt more strongly towards the epicenter," said Seismologist Jacob Walter.

He says the epicenter of the quake hit near the town of Prague in Lincoln County but spread aftershocks across the state, sending jolts into the Tulsa area

Joshua Goss, a Sand Springs resident, said he knew what was happening instantly.

“I was in Sand Springs, and I felt this rumble, general rumble, on the ground and then my house started shaking, I was like ‘what the heck is this’ and then I found out pretty quick,” he said. 

Lindy Quinten, a Tulsa resident…. had no clue.

“I didn’t know what was happening, it was so loud and there was that real violent shake for a second,” he said. 

The earthquake is one of the biggest reported in several years but falls behind the magnitude 5.8 earthquake from 2016.

People on social media say they felt it from all over --- Saying it rattled their houses and things inside.

Many people have also reported feeling the quake in Texas, Arkansas, and Kansas.

Another Tulsa resident, Bekah Braswell, shared her experience with the quake.

“I think that can be a little scary, but also kind of an interesting experience to have so many people experience the same thing at the same time,” said Braswell.

There aren't any reports of injuries or major damage from the earthquake, but it certainly caused some excitement for those who felt it.

“Needless to say, we didn’t go right back to bed," said Quinten. 

To view a statement from the Oklahoma Geological Survey, CLICK HERE.