Thursday, October 14, 2010

Earthquakes in Oklahoma Magnitude 4.3


The earthquake in Oklahoma today was a moderate one, 4.3 to 5.1 in magnitude.
The Oklahoma earthquake took place early Wednesday morning, at 9:06, according to experts, and there were no victims or damage reported.


Its depth was around 3.1 miles deep, so it was quite a shallow earthquake.
Experts give different magnitude figures for the Oklahoma earthquake. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) says it was 4.3 on the Richter scale. On the other hand, the Oklahoma Geological Survey says it was 5.1 in magnitude.
Its location was about 5 miles east of the city of Norman, in Cleveland County and approximately 99,000 people could have felt it moderately. Around 2 million people could have felt light shaking.
Minor damage was also reported, but nothing serious was reported.


Magnitude 4.3 - OKLAHOMA

2010 October 13 14:06:29 UTC





Earthquake Details

  • This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude4.3
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 14:06:29 UTC
  • Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 09:06:29 AM at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location35.217°N, 97.271°W
Depth7.9 km (4.9 miles) (poorly constrained)
RegionOKLAHOMA
Distances15 km (10 miles) E of Norman, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) WSW of Shawnee, Oklahoma
35 km (20 miles) SE of OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
65 km (40 miles) ENE of Chickasha, Oklahoma
Location Uncertaintyhorizontal +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles); depth +/- 9 km (5.6 miles)
ParametersNST= 32, Nph= 32, Dmin=45.9 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 65°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=V
Source
  • USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event IDus2010ciay

No comments:

Post a Comment