Swarm of earthquakes, including 4.2-magnitude quake, rattle Oklahoma

(KCS) – A 4.2 magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma was the largest in a swarm of temblors to rattle the state Friday, officials say.

The large quake rumbled shortly before noon near Garfield and Noble counties, about 80 miles north of Oklahoma City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was among about a dozen earthquakes in the area from late morning to early afternoon, geologists say. Hundreds reported feeling the quakes.

A resident in Covington, which is near the epicenter, said the shaking knocked items off the walls of her home while others felt the earthquake as far as 30 miles away in Enid, the Enid News & Eagle reported. READ MORE