A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Cherokee in Oklahoma. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.27 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 05/08/16 / 2016-08-05 06:59:52 / August 5, 2016 @ 6:59 am UTC/GMT. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:59:52 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -98.0795° West, 36.7577° North, depth 8.27 km. Unique identifier: us10006a8y. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006a8y.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Blackwell, Enid. The epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days four hundred and eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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