A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Perry in Oklahoma. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/02/19 / 2019-02-28 02:13:48 / February 28, 2019 @ 2:13 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 5 km (3 miles). The 3.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:13:48 / 8:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 5 km, -97.4601° West, 36.278° North. Unique identifier: us1000j8f8. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000j8f8.
The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Stillwater (c. 45 700 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Ponca City (c. 25 400 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Guthrie (c. 10 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was The Village, Piedmont, Cushing (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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world.
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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: 15 km W of Perry, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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