A minor earthquake magnitude 3.2 (ml/mb) strikes 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Medford in Oklahoma on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.5 km (4 miles). The 3.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:01:06 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/02/19 / 2019-02-27 13:01:06 / February 27, 2019 @ 1:01 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -97.9183° West, 36.8733° North, depth 6.5 km. Unique identifier: us2000jpj2. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000jpj2.
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ponca City, Wellington, Blackwell. The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Wellington (c. 8 200 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Blackwell (c. 7 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 18 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma.
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