Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 12, 2013, 7:35 PM CST (01:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km SE of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2013-12-13 01:35:13 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.740° N, 98.286° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4665 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.810 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4663 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 104
  3. 2.97 km NE of Longdale, Oklahoma · 4653 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.63 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4651 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.98 km SE of Alva, Oklahoma · 4649 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.62 km NNW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4648 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.58 km SE of Burlington, Oklahoma · 4644 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 11
  8. 2.36 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4641 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.76 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4638 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.73 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4629 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.12 km WSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4617 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.75 km NE of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4615 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.613 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4615 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4614 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.610 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4614 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 34
  16. 2.66 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4614 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 3.38 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4613 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.53 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4612 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  19. 3.35 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4611 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.83 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4608 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 3.16 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4674 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.65 km NNW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4680 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.65 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4680 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.04 km NNW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4683 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ljrt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.