A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Langston in Oklahoma. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5.448 km (3 miles). Exact location, longitude -97.3349° West, latitude 35.9209° North, depth = 5.448 km. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:07:12 / 8:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 13:07:12 / August 5, 2015 @ 1:07 pm. Id of earthquake: us10002y40. Event ids that are associated: us10002y40.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Newcastle, Norman, Shawnee (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days thirty-nine and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
Did you feel anything?
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: 7 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2015 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply