A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma on Monday. The temblor was reported at 15:17:46 / 3:17 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us100040je. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100040je. Exact location of earthquake, -98.2733° West, 36.818° North, depth 5 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/11/15 / 2015-11-23 21:17:46 / November 23, 2015 @ 9:17 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (36 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Wellington (c. 8 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wellington, Blackwell, Enid.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days fifty-four and in the last 365 days five hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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Sheri
Yes, we are. Felt that one, it lasted a for several seconds. I don’t like it!