November 06, 2016 - 7:37 PM
CUSHING, Okla. - The Latest on the Magnitude 5.0 earthquake that struck Oklahoma. (all times local):
10:30 p.m.
The Cushing Public School District has cancelled classes Monday in order to assess the damage from the magnitude 5.0 earthquake that rocked the central Oklahoma prairie town Sunday evening.
The earthquake, which struck at 7:44 p.m. caused what the Cushing Police Department described as "quite a bit of damage." Photos posted to social media show piles of debris at the base of commercial buildings in the city of about 7,900.
According to USGS data, there have been 19 earthquakes in Oklahoma in the past week.
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9:15 p.m.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission and the Oklahoma Geological Survey report that there the OCC's Pipeline Safety Department has been in contact with pipeline operators at the Cushing, Oklahoma, oil storage terminal and that there have been no immediate reports of any problems in the wake of the Magnitude 5.0 earthquake that struck at 7:44 p.m. CST.
They say the assessment of the infrastructure at the massive storage facility, one of the world's largest, continues.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the earthquake epicenter was located one mile west of Cushing, about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City. The USGS initially stated it was a magnitude 5.3 earthquake but lowered that rating to 5.0.
The quake was felt as far away as Kansas City, Missouri, and Little Rock, Arkansas.
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8:13 p.m.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken central Oklahoma.
The earthquake struck at 7:44 p.m. CST, with an epicenter located one mile west of Cushing, about 50 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
The quake was felt as far away as Kansas City, Missouri, and Little Rock, Arkansas.
News from © The Associated Press, 2016