A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Medford in Oklahoma on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us10005d5k. Unique identifier: us10005d5k. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.82 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 21:24:08 / May 2, 2016 @ 9:24 pm. Exact location of event, depth 3.82 km, -97.9084° West, 36.6615° North. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:24:08 / 4:24 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 30 km (18 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Perry (c. 5 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ponca City, Perry, Blackwell (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days five hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 22 km SW of Medford, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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