A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Meno in Oklahoma. Exact location of earthquake, -98.1515° West, 36.36166667° North, depth 6.69 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:18:24 / 3:18 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: ok2020rddo. Ids that are associated to the event: ok2020rddo, us7000bf96. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/08/20 / 2020-08-31 15:18:24 / August 31, 2020 @ 3:18 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.69 km (4 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 25 km (15 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Perry (c. 5 100 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Perry, Watonga, Enid.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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: 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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