A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Cushing in Oklahoma on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 3.93 km (2 miles). The 2.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:08:05 / 6:08 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us100076s1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100076s1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -96.812 West, latitude 35.983 North, depth = 3.93 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/16 / 2016-11-11 00:08:05 / November 11, 2016 @ 12:08 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jenks, Tulsa, Shawnee (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Tulsa (c. 391 900 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Edmond (c. 81 400 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Stillwater (c. 45 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Shawnee (c. 29 900 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Sapulpa (c. 20 500 pop).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been 0, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor earthquakes 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: 4 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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