Although no major damage has been reported, the U.S Geological survey has announced that a 5.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Monday around 01:44am with an epicentre located 1.6km west of crushing, north of Oklahoma.
Cushing, a city with a population of nearly 8,000, is home to the Crushing Tank Farm, a massive oil storage facility that is said to be the World’s largest.
Recently, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern part of Oklahoma with an epicentre near the city of Pawnee.
In September, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake also struck Oklahoma with an epicenter around 14.4 km northwest of Pawnee.
Scientists have linked the state’s rise in earthquakes to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production.
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