A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Mooreland in Oklahoma on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 7.21 km, -98.9294° West, 36.4978° North. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:48:01 / 11:48 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 04:48:01 / September 16, 2015 @ 4:48 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.21 km (4 miles). Event id: us20003jvv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003jvv.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Watonga, Woodward (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 25 km ENE of Mooreland, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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