A minor earthquake magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.47 km (4 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:05:50 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/03/16 / 2016-03-29 22:05:50 / March 29, 2016 @ 10:05 pm. Exact location of event, depth 6.47 km, -98.7231° West, 36.4595° North. Event id: us20005d8x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005d8x.
Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Enid, Watonga, Woodward.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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. 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: 30 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma.
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