A minor earthquake magnitude 3.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -98.7657° West, 36.4504° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006314. Id of event: us20006314. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/06/16 / 2016-06-09 08:02:02 / June 9, 2016 @ 8:02 am UTC/GMT. The 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:02:02 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 80 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). 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 one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 32 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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