A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Langston in Oklahoma on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -97.3328 West, latitude 36.0082 North, depth = 5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/11/17 / 2017-11-20 05:55:39 / November 20, 2017 @ 5:55 am. Event id: us2000brqi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000brqi. The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:55:39 / 11:55 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mustang, El Reno, Moore (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three 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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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: 9 km NW of Langston, Oklahoma.
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