A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Luther in Oklahoma on Wednesday. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:46:12 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/02/16 / 2016-02-17 22:46:12 / February 17, 2016 @ 10:46 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -97.1638 West, latitude 35.7193 North, depth = 5.193 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 5.193 km (3 miles). Unique identifier: us10004qn5. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004qn5.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tuttle, El Reno, Seminole. Earthquake epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 7 km NNE of Luther, Oklahoma.
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