Numerous earthquakes and aftershocks that struck Oklahoma late Friday into Saturday morning near Prague left rattled nerves, scattered dishes and bric-a-brac, cracked drywall, and some tumbled bricks, but no reported injuries.
“Last night was exciting to say the least. Thankfully so far the reports of injuries have been zero,” the Lincoln County Office of Emergency Management posted on Facebook Saturday morning , along with a link to the state site for reporting damage .
Nearly 40 quakes had struck by 11 a.m. Saturday starting with the big one − by Oklahoma standards − at 5.1 magnitude, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, using data provided by the Oklahoma Geological Survey.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oil and Gas Conservation Division ordered oil field wastewater disposal wells in the Arbuckle formation within 10 miles of Prague to begin shutting down operations, as its “initial response to mitigate the risk of further seismic activity,” spokesman Matt Skinner said Saturday afternoon.