Mag. 3.5 earthquake - 6.4 mi east of Medford, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA, on Sunday, 8 May 2016 at 00:09 (GMT)
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Minor magnitude 3.5 earthquake at 4 km depth
8 May 00:20 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 11 minutes.
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 4.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.79°N / 97.62°W
(Grant County, Oklahoma, United States)Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) WSW of Deer Creek (pop: 132) --> See nearby quakes!
10 km (6 mi) E of Medford (pop: 987) --> See nearby quakes!
12 km (8 mi) NNW of Lamont (pop: 411) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) S of Caldwell (Kansas) (pop: 1,030) --> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) W of Blackwell (pop: 6,880) --> See nearby quakes!
49 km (30 mi) W of Ponca City (Kay County) (pop: 24,800) --> See nearby quakes!
50 km (31 mi) NNE of Enid (pop: 51,800) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) NW of Stillwater (pop: 49,000) --> See nearby quakes!
147 km (92 mi) N of Oklahoma City (pop: 631,300) --> See nearby quakes!
1819 km (1130 mi) W of Washington DC (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1010 joules (3.12 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.68 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 3.5 | 4 km | OKLAHOMA | EMSC |
| M 3.5 | 4.2 km | - 10km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
