A mild earthquake was felt in at least 15 zip code areas in Oklahoma shortly after midnight on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported in an email alert.
The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:26 a.m. CST.
Epicenter was reported as 35.623N 97.368W; which is about four miles southwest of Arcadia, six miles east-southeast of Edmond, six miles northwest of Jones, 14 miles northeast of Oklahoma City and 198 miles north of Dallas, Texas.
Arcadia is located in Oklahoma County, which is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
No damage was reported or expected.
"Earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains, although less frequent than in the West, are typically felt over a much broader region," according to the USGS. "East of the Rockies, an earthquake can be felt over an area as much as ten times larger than a similar magnitude earthquake on the west coast. A magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 60 miles from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S. earthquake usually can be felt as far as 300 miles from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 25 miles."
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