Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 17, 2014, 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km SW of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-08-17 16:50:07 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.745° N, 98.346° 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
160°
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 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.77 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.97 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4426 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.58 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.64 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.43 km S of Jet, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.68 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4425 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.53 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4424 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.05 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4423 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4423 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  11. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4423 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.08 km SE of Harper, KS · 4423 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4423 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4423 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.75 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4422 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4422 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.411 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4422 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.42 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4422 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.711 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4422 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.66 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.77 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 3.15 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.9Kansas · 4421 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.49 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.72 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4421 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.311 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.26 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4420 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.68 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4420 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.612 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.83 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.06 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4419 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.65 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4419 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.08 km S of Spivey, Kansas · 4419 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  35. 2.62 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4418 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.32 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4418 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.66 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4418 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.5Oklahoma · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4417 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.55 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.53 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4416 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.73 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.79 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.33 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4416 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.82 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.42 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.63 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4416 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.83 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4415 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4415 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 3.12 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4415 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.92 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.55 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4414 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.72 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.14 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4413 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.68 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4413 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.02 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.65 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4413 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.12 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4413 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.15 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.15 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.312 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4426 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.66 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.75 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.25 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.45 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.911 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.09 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4427 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.45 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4427 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.83 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4428 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.79 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4428 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.19 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4428 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.51 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4428 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.16 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4429 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.94 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4429 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.59 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4430 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.78 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 4430 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4430 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8

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