A minor earthquake with magnitude 3 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Caldwell in Kansas on Wednesday. The 3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:47:13 / 3:47 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hd9u. Unique identifier: us1000hd9u. Exact location of earthquake, -97.8187° West, 37.071° North, depth 5 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/10/18 / 2018-10-17 09:47:13 / October 17, 2018 @ 9:47 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ponca City, Enid, Winfield (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Derby (c. 22 200 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Arkansas City (c. 12 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Winfield (c. 12 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 19 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas.
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