A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Prague in Oklahoma. Id of earthquake: us20003hu9. Event ids that are associated: us20003hu9. The temblor was picked up at 06:10:53 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/09/15 / 2015-09-10 11:10:53 / September 10, 2015 @ 11:10 am. Exact location of event, depth 5.757 km, -96.7545° West, 35.5486° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.757 km (4 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sapulpa, Noble, Okmulgee. The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 9 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma.
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