A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma on Saturday. All ids that are associated to the event: us100041vt. Unique identifier: us100041vt. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.495 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/11/15 / 2015-11-28 13:05:35 / November 28, 2015 @ 1:05 pm UTC/GMT. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:05:35 / 7:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -98.2154 West, latitude 36.6753 North, depth = 5.495 km.
Epicenter of the event was 43 km (27 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Enid (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days fifty-five, in the past 30 days ninety and in the last 365 days six hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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