A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma on Tuesday. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:12:51 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us100048w6. Event ids that are associated: us100048w6. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/15 / 2015-12-22 19:12:51 / December 22, 2015 @ 7:12 pm. Exact location, longitude -98.069° West, latitude 36.7622° North, depth = 6.572 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.572 km (4 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Blackwell, Enid (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 44 km (27 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirty-seven and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 25 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma.
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