A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Anthony in Kansas. Unique identifier: us100030kl. Ids that are associated to the event: ismpkansas70126088, us100030kl, ismpkansas70126088. The temblor was detected at 11:31:34 / 11:31 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/08/15 / 2015-08-04 16:31:34 / August 4, 2015 @ 4:31 pm. Exact location of event, depth 2.9 km, -97.944° West, 37.023° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 2.9 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 70 km (43 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Wellington (c. 8 200 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Enid, Blackwell, Wellington. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 16 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas.
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