A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Perry in Oklahoma on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -97.1183 West, latitude 36.4468 North, depth = 5 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20003h8l. Unique identifier: us20003h8l. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 08:42:24 / September 5, 2015 @ 8:42 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 03:42:24 / 3:42 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Stillwater (c. 45 700 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arkansas City (c. 12 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Guthrie (c. 10 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guthrie, Arkansas City, Enid (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days fourty, in the past 30 days sixty-eight and in the last 365 days seven hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 23 km NE of Perry, Oklahoma.
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