A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/12/16 / 2016-12-28 04:14:22 / December 28, 2016 @ 4:14 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007n4l. Id of event: us10007n4l. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:14:22 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 11.17 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -98.7805° West, 36.4439° North, depth 11.17 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Watonga, Woodward (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-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. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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 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: 33 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma.
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