This central Oklahoma town of 2,400 claims two things as its own: Olympian Jim Thorpe and an annual kolache festival that honors its Czech heritage every May. Some locals here say the place should be known for a third: earthquakes. …
Insurance payments from the May tornado outbreak across Central Oklahoma have now topped $1 billion. “These numbers are staggering,” said Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. “We’ve topped $1 billion in payments and the rebuilding is just beginning. We expected …
The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded a small earthquake in central Oklahoma. No injuries or damage are reported. The 2.7 magnitude quake occurred at 8:50 p.m. Sunday and was centered between about three miles northeast of Choctaw – about 16 …