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.

Magnitude	4.3
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
Location	35.217°N, 97.271°W
Depth	7.9 km (4.9 miles) (poorly constrained)
Region	OKLAHOMA
Distances	15 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 Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 6.4 km (4.0 miles); depth +/- 9 km (5.6 miles)
Parameters	NST= 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 ID	us2010ciay