Oklahoma City was hit with a magnitude 4.2 earthquake on Friday at around 5:39 a.m., with the epicenter at Edmond. No injuries were reported, but this was the latest incident that adds to the growing instances of earthquakes in the area.
"We came out pretty good. I heard the earthquake, I expected some sort of damage, but all we had was some pictures fall, no broken stuff," said Mike Stewart, head golf professional at Fairfax Golf Club, which is located near the epicenter, The Guardian reported.
Scientists have linked the increase in the number of earthquakes in the state to oil and gas production, as HNGN previously reported.
Records showed back in 2012 that earthquakes that reached a magnitude of three or higher only happened about a dozen times. However, the number reached to more than 800 earthquakes in 2015, according to USA Today.
It has also been noted that most of the incidents had their epicenters in areas near injection wells that pump salty wastewater, a known byproduct of oil and gas production, the New York Daily News reported.
The Oil and Gas Division staff of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission said Friday that it is taking necessary steps to collect data and properly respond to the latest earthquake in Edmond.
