A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Medford in Oklahoma. Event id: us10004s6d. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004s6d. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:56:24 / 3:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -97.9993° West, 36.7961° North, depth 4.901 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.901 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/02/16 / 2016-02-23 21:56:24 / February 23, 2016 @ 9:56 pm.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Wellington, Blackwell, Enid (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 46 km (28 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Wellington (c. 8 200 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days fifty-eight and in the last 365 days five hundred and eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 23 km W of Medford, Oklahoma.
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