A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Blanchard in Oklahoma. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009n9l. Id of event: us20009n9l. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.87 km (2 miles). Exact location, longitude -97.6037° West, latitude 35.0095° North, depth = 3.87 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/06/17 / 2017-06-17 12:06:27 / June 17, 2017 @ 12:06 pm. The temblor was reported at 06:06:27 / 6:06 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Edmond, Piedmont, Shawnee.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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. 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: 15 km SSE of Blanchard, Oklahoma.
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