Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 16, 2014, 11:51 AM CDT (16:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-10-16 16:51:15 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.742° N, 98.358° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
115°
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. 2.85 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4318 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.15 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4318 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.5Kansas · 4318 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.54 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4318 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.78 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4317 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.57 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4317 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.6Oklahoma · 4317 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.27 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4317 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.69 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 4317 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.66 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4317 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.73 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 4317 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.67 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4317 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.02 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4317 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.07 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4316 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.85 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 4316 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.62 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.73 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.24 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.04 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.78 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.34 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4316 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.66 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4315 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.57 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4315 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.53 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4315 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.612 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4315 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4315 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.52 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4315 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.08 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  30. 4.06 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 109
  31. 2.58 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.711 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.87 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.27 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.47 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.67 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.5Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.17 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.67 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.77 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.93 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4314 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.65 km S of Anthony, KS · 4313 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.96 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4313 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 3.35 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4313 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.64 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4313 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4313 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.44 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4313 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.24 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.66 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.56 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4312 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.8Oklahoma · 4312 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 3.03 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  55. 2.14 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4312 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.94 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.88 km SW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4312 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.91 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4312 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.94 km SE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4312 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sn28. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.