A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Helena in Oklahoma on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/10/17 / 2017-10-30 14:49:49 / October 30, 2017 @ 2:49 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 08:49:49 / 8:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -98.4713° West, latitude 36.496° North, depth = 7.59 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 7.59 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000ayix. Event ids that are associated: us1000ayix.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Watonga, Enid (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 54 km (34 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma.
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