A minor earthquake magnitude 3.6 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Cushing in Oklahoma on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -96.7682 West, latitude 36.036 North, depth = 5 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/12/16 / 2016-12-05 08:58:31 / December 5, 2016 @ 8:58 am. The temblor was reported at 02:58:31 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007exw. Id of event: us10007exw.
Epicenter of the event was 71 km (44 miles) from Tulsa (c. 391 900 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Stillwater (c. 45 700 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Shawnee (c. 29 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Bixby (c. 20 900 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bixby, Shawnee, Ponca City (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 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: 5 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma.
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