A minor earthquake magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Mooreland in Oklahoma. The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:16:07 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d32t. Unique identifier: us2000d32t. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 4.51 km (3 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/02/18 / 2018-02-16 07:16:07 / February 16, 2018 @ 7:16 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 4.51 km, -98.9502° West, 36.523° North.
The epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Woodward (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km ENE of Mooreland, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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