A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Taloga in Oklahoma on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 6.61 km (4 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -98.926 West, latitude 36.2055 North, depth = 6.61 km. Unique identifier: us2000i666. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000i666. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:59:23 / 7:59 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/10/18 / 2018-10-28 13:59:23 / October 28, 2018 @ 1:59 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Clinton, Watonga, Woodward. The epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Clinton (c. 9 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop). Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days 0, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 18 km N of Taloga, Oklahoma.
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