Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km S of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km S of Byron, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 20, 2014, 10:24 AM CST (16:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-11-20 16:24:07 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.849° N, 98.302° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
118°
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. 2.94 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  2. 2.24 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.67 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.94 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.54 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.05 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.79 km ESE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.60 km WNW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.51 km WNW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.57 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.34 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.9Kansas · 4331 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.05 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.56 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.86 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.5Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.52 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.54 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.76 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.67 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.9Kansas · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.63 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.912 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.53 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.94 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.77 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  29. 3.54 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 7
  30. 3.04 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.25 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 3.13 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.34 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4330 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.92 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.17 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4330 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.94 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4330 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.47 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.62 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.53 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4329 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.05 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.82 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.96 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.75 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.12 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.73 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4329 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.56 km ENE of Covington, OK · 4329 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4329 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 36
  50. 3.45 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4329 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.55 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4329 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.73 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.84 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4328 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 3.05 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.62 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 3.74 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 39
  57. 2.26 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4328 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.77 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.07 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.57 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.03 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4332 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.95 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4332 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.52 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.67 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4333 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.75 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.25 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.22 km ESE of Milan, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.75 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.74 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.48 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.15 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.63 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.73 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4333 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sybj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:15 PM UTC.