A minor earthquake magnitude 3 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Mooreland in Oklahoma on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 5.829 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/05/18 / 2018-05-09 17:25:15 / May 9, 2018 @ 5:25 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 11:25:15 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e1fp. Id of event: us1000e1fp. Exact location of event, depth 5.829 km, -98.9636° West, 36.5352° North.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Woodward (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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