A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Enid in Oklahoma on Sunday. Unique identifier: us20005cnc. Ids that are associated to the event: us20005cnc. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:01:46 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.24 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/03/16 / 2016-03-27 06:01:46 / March 27, 2016 @ 6:01 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -97.8279° West, 36.576° North, depth 4.24 km.
Epicenter of the event was 21 km (13 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Perry (c. 5 100 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ponca City, Perry, Blackwell (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days six hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 20 km NNE of Enid, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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