A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Luther in Oklahoma. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 01:45:19 / 1:45 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002w8e. Id of event: us20002w8e. Exact location of earthquake, -97.0899° West, 35.6784° North, depth 5 km. Global time and date of event 09/07/15 / 2015-07-09 06:45:19 / July 9, 2015 @ 6:45 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 45 km (28 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 38 km (23 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Perry, Newcastle, Mustang.
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 9 km E of Luther, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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