A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003mtc. Id of event: us20003mtc. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:22:11 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/09/15 / 2015-09-22 09:22:11 / September 22, 2015 @ 9:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -98.1991° West, 36.8232° North, depth 7.8 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.8 km (5 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Blackwell, Enid. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 16 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma.
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