A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Perry in Oklahoma on Tuesday. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:44:41 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003rvd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003rvd. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.86 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/10/15 / 2015-10-27 15:44:41 / October 27, 2015 @ 3:44 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -97.4001 West, latitude 36.1913 North, depth = 4.86 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Stillwater (c. 45 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Bethany (c. 19 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Choctaw, Bethany, Warr Acres.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days six hundred and ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma.
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