Two quakes shake Oklahoma County; one is strongest in 12 years

While geologists say any quake below a 5.0 is considered a "small earthquake," and results in little damage or danger, Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes said his office has been flooded with hundreds of calls from people who are wondering if they are in danger after the strongest recorded Oklahoma earthquake in the last 12 years.

"We had two earthquakes in succession," Clabes said. "The second was the most violent one I've ever felt. It rattled the doors open between our offices. It concerned enough employees here that people were actually filing into the hallway."

While police were trying to figure out what was going on and what the damage might be, Midwest City police dispatchers began to get frantic calls.

"With the worldwide coverage of what's going on in Haiti, a lot of people were naturally concerned, could this lead to bigger earthquakes here," Clabes said. "We had one 911 call from an elderly woman who was crying and scared. That's how significant it was.

While most people are focused on the intensity of the morning earthquakes, Ken Luza, a geologist for Oklahoma Geological Survey said the number of recent earthquakes is also highly unusual.