A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.2 km (4 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100036av. Id of event: us100036av. Exact location of event, longitude -98.4081 West, latitude 36.7704 North, depth = 7.2 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 14:44:10 / August 31, 2015 @ 2:44 pm UTC/GMT. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:44:10 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Enid (min 5000 pop). Close 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 one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days four hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 4 km WNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma.
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