A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma. The temblor was picked up at 20:32:37 / 8:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.41 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 01:32:37 / March 14, 2016 @ 1:32 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004x9v. Id of event: us10004x9v. Exact location of event, depth 6.41 km, -98.7363° West, 36.4698° North.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Enid, Watonga, Woodward. Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirty-five and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 32 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma.
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