Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 0 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 5, 2014, 7:47 AM CDT (12:47 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-10-05 12:47:19 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.746° N, 98.361° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
116°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4376 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.712 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4376 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.610 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4376 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.712 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4376 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.612 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4376 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.710 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4376 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4376 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.08 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.511 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.912 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.87 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.45 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.98 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.18 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.53 km SW of Freeport, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.08 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.77 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.011 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.0Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.18 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.75 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.6Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.55 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.08 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.86 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  34. 2.55 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.88 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4372 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 3.25 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4372 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  37. 1.53 km SW of Freeport, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4371 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.55 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4371 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4371 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4371 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.06 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4371 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.02 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 4370 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.95 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 4370 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.89 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4370 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4370 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4370 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.112 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 4369 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.26 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4369 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4369 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.39 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 3.010 km SSE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4369 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4369 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 3.111 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.53 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.91 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.02 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4368 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.63 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4368 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.77 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4368 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.29 km SE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4377 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4377 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.95 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4377 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.15 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4377 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4377 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.710 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4377 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.04 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.58 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.7Kansas · 4378 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.57 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.712 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.78 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.86 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.54 km SSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4379 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.87 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4379 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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