A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Guthrie in Oklahoma. The 2.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:22:44 / 4:22 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/10/17 / 2017-10-11 10:22:44 / October 11, 2017 @ 10:22 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 4.98 km (3 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aq48. Id of event: us1000aq48. Exact location, longitude -97.408° West, latitude 35.9429° North, depth = 4.98 km.
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 Mustang, Moore, El Reno. Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 2.5 to 2.9 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 7 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma.
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