Earthquake Shakes Central Oklahoma On Great Shakeout Day - KTUL.com - Tulsa, Oklahoma - News, Weather & Sports

On the same day that millions across the central United States are participating in an earthquake drill called the Great Shakeout, residents of central Oklahoma had their own shaking going on.

A magnitude 3-point-1 temblor was reported at 10:29 a.m. about 21 miles east-northeast of Shawnee, an area that has seen plenty of earthquake action over the past few months.

The jolt came about 15 minutes after nine central U.S. states participated in an earthquake drill called the Great Shakeout, put together by FEMA, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Central U.S. Earthquake consortium.

It's the first earthquake in the area since January 29th and follows a series of shocks that have come following a 5-point-6 earthquake -- the state's largest ever -- which was recorded on November fifth.

That quake caused damage to buildings, buckled a Lincoln County road and was felt by people all over the central U.S.

Tuesday is also the 200th anniversary of the infamous New Madrid earthquake, which occurred in the bootheel of Missouri and was estimated at 7-point-7 magnitude.

It severely damaged the town of New Madrid, Missouri and was felt by people hundreds of miles away.