A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Medford in Oklahoma on Friday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:37:15 / 7:37 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000489g. Id of event: us1000489g. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/15 / 2015-12-19 01:37:15 / December 19, 2015 @ 1:37 am. Exact location, longitude -97.9797° West, latitude 36.6668° North, depth = 1.18 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 1.18 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Perry, Blackwell, Enid. The epicenter was 31 km (20 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Perry (c. 5 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourty-nine and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 26 km SW of Medford, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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