A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Langston in Oklahoma on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/08/15 / 2015-08-25 14:46:11 / August 25, 2015 @ 2:46 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -97.2648 West, latitude 35.8823 North, depth = 0.106 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0.106 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:46:11 / 9:46 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us100034sa. Ids that are associated to the event: us100034sa.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Newcastle, Tecumseh, Norman (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days five hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 7 km S of Langston, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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