A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.91 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Meno in Oklahoma on Monday. The 2.91-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:39:41 / 3:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 7.74 km, -98.155° West, 36.36433333° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 7.74 km (5 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ok2020rdeg, us7000bf9v. Id of event: ok2020rdeg. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/20 / 2020-08-31 15:39:41 / August 31, 2020 @ 3:39 pm UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 25 km (16 miles) from Enid (c. 49 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Watonga (c. 5 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Watonga, Enid (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1,300,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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