This earthquake had an epicenter in Western Love County, about 3 miles south of ORR, 10 miles NW of Leon, and 13 miles SW of Wilson. It was felt by persons in at least three households about 3.5 miles S of Wilson (telephone reports). Summaries of written reports will be posted below as soon as they are received. From 1975 September to 1976 September a series of six earthquakes (with epicenters in Carter County) were felt in this area: DATE (UTC) TIME (UTC) COUNTY ST MM MAGNITUDES LATITUDE LONGITUDE DEPTH SM YYYY MMM DD HH MM SS.SS 3Hz bLg DUR deg (N) deg (W) km 1975 SEP 13 01 25 02.10 CARTER OK 5 3.4 34.1000 -97.4000 5.00R O 1975 DEC 19 05 29 25.00 CARTER OK 2 2.5 34.1000 -97.4000 5.00R O 1976 APR 17 02 48 05.70 CARTER OK 2 2.4 34.1000 -97.4000 5.00R O 1976 JUN 23 08 21 17.80 CARTER OK 3 2.7 34.1000 -97.4000 0.00R O 1976 JUN 24 08 02 39.50 CARTER OK 2 1.4 34.1000 -97.4000 0.00R O 1976 SEP 20 09 40 16.20 CARTER OK 3 2.1 34.1600 -97.4000 0.00R O There have also been 13 earthquakes with epicenters in Love County felt in Love and sometimes in Carter Counties. These were mostly in the 1970s but one was as recent as 1993.
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