A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Alva in Oklahoma. The epicenter was at a depth of 6.868 km (4 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:21:22 / 4:21 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000629f. Unique identifier: us1000629f. Exact location, longitude -98.748° West, latitude 36.733° North, depth = 6.868 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/07/16 / 2016-07-09 21:21:22 / July 9, 2016 @ 9:21 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Woodward (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and twenty-one 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 earthquakes 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 10 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma.
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