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5.0-magnitude quake hits U.S. state of Oklahoma

Xinhua, November 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Sunday night with no major damage being immediately reported.

The earthquake occurred around 7:44 p.m. local time on Sunday night (0144 GMT on Monday) with an epicenter located about 1.6 km west of Cushing, a city in the northern part of Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

The Cushing police confirmed that the quake caused considerable damage but details were not immediately available.

Cushing, a city with a population of nearly 8,000, is home to the Cushing Tank Farm, a massive oil storage facility that's billed as the world's largest.

Last week, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern part of Oklahoma with an epicenter near the city of Pawnee.

In September, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake also struck Oklahoma with an epicenter around 14.4 km northwest of Pawnee.

Scientists have linked the state's rise in earthquakes to the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production. Endi