A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Pawnee in Oklahoma. The epicenter was at a depth of 8.477 km (5 miles). The 2.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:35:11 / 3:35 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10006k5w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006k5w. Exact location of earthquake, -96.9662° West, 36.3162° North, depth 8.477 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/09/16 / 2016-09-03 20:35:11 / September 3, 2016 @ 8:35 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Stillwater (c. 45 700 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Guthrie (c. 10 200 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Cushing (c. 7 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Guthrie, Blackwell, Ponca City.
There are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days fourty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-six and in the last 365 days three hundred and seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 14 km W of Pawnee, Oklahoma.
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