FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) – Did you feel a whole lot of shaking going on last night just before midnight? No, it wasn’t your imagination, it was an earthquake MANY people and animals felt all across the Southern Plains, Mid-South and even beyond.
At 11:24 PM and 28 seconds CST, a moderate 5.1 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter 8 kilometers NW of Prague, Oklahoma and a depth of 3 kilometers sent a shockwave all across the southern United States.
Your Weather Authority Team was actually LIVE on social media giving an update about the rain coming in over the weekend late Friday night before the earthquake occurred. Check out our broadcast replay below starting at 14 minutes and 55 seconds into the update to see the reactions and how the information about the earthquake was unfolding in real time over the 2 hour long update.
https://www.facebook.com/danskoff/videos/1094796291936481
| Rank | Earthquake Event | Date and Time |
| 1 | M 5.8 – 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma | Sat, September 3, 2016 at 7:02 AM CDT |
| 2 | M 5.7 – 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma | Sat, November 5, 2011 at 10:53 PM CDT |
| 2 | M 5.7 – Southeastern Oklahoma | Sun, October 22, 1882 at 22:15:00 (UTC) |
| 3 | M 5.1 – 18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma | Sat, February 13, 2016 at 11:07 AM CST |
| 3 | M 5.1 – 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma | Fri, February 2, 2024 at 11:24 PM CST |
| 4 | M 5.0 – 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma | Sun, November 6, 2016 at 7:44 PM CST |
| 5 | M 4.8 – 9 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma | Mon, November 7, 2011 at 8:46 PM CST |
| 5 | M 4.8 – 8 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma | Sat, November 5, 2011 at 2:12 AM CDT |