A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Edmond in Oklahoma on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us1000j91d. Event ids that are associated: us1000j91d. The temblor was reported at 18:15:23 / 6:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -97.564 West, latitude 35.737 North, depth = 9.97 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/03/19 / 2019-03-01 00:15:23 / March 1, 2019 @ 12:15 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.97 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 30 km (19 miles) from Oklahoma City (c. 580 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Norman (c. 110 900 pop), 12 km (8 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Moore (c. 55 100 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Midwest City (c. 54 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Enid, Tecumseh, Watonga (min 5000 pop). Close 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 five and in the last 365 days sixty-eight 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. There are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 12 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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