An earthquake in northern Oklahoma struck the entire state, including in Tulsa shortly after President Donald Trump finished his comeback rally before thousands of supporters.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the magnitude 4.5 earthquake took place at 10:15 p.m. near Perry, a town 80 miles west of Tulsa, although the impacts of the earthquake were felt around the state.
USGS preliminary report has upgraded the earthquake to a 4.5 magnitude 5.6 miles northwest of Perry, OK. #okquake #okwx
— NWS Tulsa (@NWStulsa) June 21, 2020
Residents in Oklahoma City, Enid, Stillwater, and Ponca City all reported shaking, according to the USGS.
KOKH reported that more than 200 people reported the earthquake to the USGS.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Tulsa said it felt a tremor on Saturday night, and the earthquake made waves on social media after Trump’s visit to the state.
Just felt an earthquake here at the NWS Tulsa Office!
— NWS Tulsa (@NWStulsa) June 21, 2020
It gave some anti-Trumpers fodder to mock him:
In other news, there was just a 4.2 earthquake about 70 miles from Tulsa. Oklahoma has had a surge of quakes the past decade due to fracking. Just a reminder that aside from his utter failure in response to covid and racial injustice, Trump has atrociously failed the environment.
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) June 21, 2020
Earthifa 😹😹😹
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) June 21, 2020
Saturday night’s earthquake was the largest recorded earthquake in Oklahoma since May 2019, when the state experienced a 4.4 magnitude quake.
Thousands of earthquakes have taken place in Oklahoma in recent years, with many linked to fracking, a process used for extracting oil and gas.
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