Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 0 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Thu, May 22, 2014, 1:01 PM CDT (18:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km S of Anthony, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-05-22 18:01:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.761° N, 98.362° 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.

Station coverage gap
297°, poorly surrounded by stations
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. 2.75 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4505 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.06 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 4504 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4503 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4503 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.61 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4503 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.57 km WSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.58 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.52 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.61 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.86 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4501 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.62 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4501 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.94 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4500 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.13 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4500 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.71 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4500 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.66 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4499 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.84 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4499 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.42 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4498 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  19. 3.37 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4498 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.88 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4498 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.15 km E of Carrier, Oklahoma · 4498 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 20
  22. 2.89 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4498 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.49 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4497 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4497 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.32 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4497 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.12 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4496 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4496 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.56 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4496 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.84 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4494 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.91 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4494 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.68 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4490 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.86 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4489 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.66 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4489 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.38 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4489 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.57 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 4488 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.58 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4488 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4488 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.76 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4488 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.26 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4488 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.00 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4486 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.53 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4486 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.76 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4486 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.49 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4485 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.55 km W of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4483 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.35 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4483 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 3.06 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4482 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.08 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4482 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4480 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.610 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4480 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 3.09 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4479 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.610 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4479 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 3.69 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4479 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9
  53. 2.11 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4478 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.56 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 4477 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.98 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4477 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 3.910 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4477 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 119
  57. 3.08 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4477 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
  58. 2.59 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4476 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.76 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 4476 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.75 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 4475 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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