Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 23, 2014, 4:02 PM CDT (21:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-10-23 21:02:06 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.850° N, 98.275° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
155°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.86 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.55 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.47 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.57 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.76 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.513 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.64 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.54 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.62 km SW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.15 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.510 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.64 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.14 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.55 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.75 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.77 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.14 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.88 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.59 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.52 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.11 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.91 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.6Kansas · 4355 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.6Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.31 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.11 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.75 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.68 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4354 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.72 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
  49. 2.99 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 3.14 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.54 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.64 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 3.45 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.64 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.50 km W of Anthony, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.98 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.64 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.17 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.64 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.6Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.93 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.77 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.68 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.35 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  16. 3.25 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, KS · 4362 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.56 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.86 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.56 km NNW of Quinlan, OK · 4362 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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