A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Jones in Oklahoma on Monday. The temblor was detected at 02:02:12 / 2:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.67 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -97.3268° West, 35.5623° North, depth 7.67 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/02/16 / 2016-02-08 08:02:12 / February 8, 2016 @ 8:02 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004yp5. Id of event: us20004yp5.
The epicenter was 20 km (13 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 17 km (11 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chickasha, Seminole, Cushing. Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days three hundred and eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 3 km W of Jones, Oklahoma.
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