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December 18, 2009

Another small earthquake recorded near Jones

JONES, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded yet another small earthquake near Jones.



No injuries or damage have been reported.



The magnitude 2.8 quake was recorded at 8:25 p.m. Thursday and is at least the fifth in the area in the past week. The previous four ranged from magnitude 2.4 to 3.4.



Quakes of magnitude 2.5 to 3 are generally the smallest felt by people.



The Thursday night quake was centered about 2 miles southeast of Jones — about 15 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.

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