A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Medford in Oklahoma on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 15:55:11 / August 5, 2015 @ 3:55 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 8.782 km, -97.7235° West, 36.6587° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 8.782 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10002y5r. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002y5r. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:55:11 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Arkansas City (c. 12 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Wellington (c. 8 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arkansas City, Wellington, Ponca City (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fifty-four and in the last 365 days seven hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 16 km S of Medford, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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