A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma on Tuesday. The 3.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:12:45 / 4:12 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20005d8d. Event ids that are associated: us20005d8d. Global time and date of event 29/03/16 / 2016-03-29 21:12:45 / March 29, 2016 @ 9:12 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.53 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -98.762 West, latitude 36.4523 North, depth = 6.53 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop). Close 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 one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 32 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma.
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