A minor earthquake magnitude 3.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Fairview in Oklahoma. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/09/18 / 2018-09-09 01:48:38 / September 9, 2018 @ 1:48 am. Exact location, longitude -98.7223° West, latitude 36.4961° North, depth = 5 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hbb0. Id of event: us2000hbb0. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:48:38 / 7:48 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Watonga, Enid, Woodward (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Woodward (c. 12 100 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 33 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma.
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