A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Nicoma Park in Oklahoma. Event id: us10007611. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007611. Exact location of earthquake, -97.3063° West, 35.5125° North, depth 7.05 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/11/16 / 2016-11-07 08:46:44 / November 7, 2016 @ 8:46 am. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:46:44 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.05 km (4 miles).
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 Chickasha, Cushing, Stillwater. The epicenter was 20 km (12 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 2 km NNE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma.
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