A minor earthquake magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/02/16 / 2016-02-13 17:22:10 / February 13, 2016 @ 5:22 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 7.582 km (5 miles). Id of earthquake: us10004u88. Event ids that are associated: us10004u88. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -98.7654 West, latitude 36.4665 North, depth = 7.582 km. The temblor was reported at 11:22:10 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Watonga, Woodward. Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Watonga (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 twenty-nine, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days three hundred and ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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