A minor earthquake magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Buffalo in Oklahoma. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:24:03 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.458 km (2 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000c49k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c49k. Exact location of event, depth 3.458 km, -99.3796° West, 36.9628° North. Global time and date of event 14/12/17 / 2017-12-14 09:24:03 / December 14, 2017 @ 9:24 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Woodward (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 59 km (37 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 26 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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