A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Helena in Oklahoma. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003nxd. Id of event: us20003nxd. Exact location of event, depth 8.14 km, -98.4543° West, 36.5096° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/09/15 / 2015-09-25 06:02:58 / September 25, 2015 @ 6:02 am UTC/GMT. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:02:58 / 1:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 8.14 km (5 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Watonga, Enid (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days five hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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: 16 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma.
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