A minor earthquake magnitude 3.43 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Doniphan in Missouri. Exact location of event, depth 14.3 km, -90.8536667° West, 36.7435° North. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/10/15 / 2015-10-16 20:26:07 / October 16, 2015 @ 8:26 pm. Event id: nm60119406. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nm60119406, us10003p7z. The temblor was reported at 15:26:07 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 14.3 km (9 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Paragould (c. 26 100 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Poplar Bluff (c. 17 000 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Dexter (c. 7 900 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Pocahontas (c. 6 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Paragould, Dexter, Pocahontas (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 14 km NNW of Doniphan, Missouri.
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