Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 15, 2014, 4:21 AM CDT (09:21 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-09-15 09:21:22 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.840° N, 98.245° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
96°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.55 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.86 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.55 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.47 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.57 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4351 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4351 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4351 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4351 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.513 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.64 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.62 km SW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.15 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.510 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4350 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.64 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4350 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.14 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4350 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.55 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.75 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.77 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4349 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4349 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4349 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 3.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4348 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.14 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4347 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.88 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.59 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.52 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.11 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.91 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.6Kansas · 4346 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.6Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.31 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.11 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.75 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.68 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.72 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 6
  51. 2.99 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 3.14 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.54 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.64 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.45 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.64 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.50 km W of Anthony, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.98 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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