A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Chandler in Oklahoma on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000apk4. Unique identifier: us2000apk4. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:53:01 / 12:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -96.9818° West, 35.7788° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/09/17 / 2017-09-17 18:53:01 / September 17, 2017 @ 6:53 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 59 km (37 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Noble, Mustang, Yukon (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 12 km NW of Chandler, Oklahoma.
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