A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 17:08:42 / 5:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 22:08:42 / August 3, 2015 @ 10:08 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -98.4819° West, 36.6533° North, depth 5 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002xmf. Id of event: us10002xmf.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Enid (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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