Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 5 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Thu, Feb 6, 2014, 6:48 AM CST (12:48 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-02-06 12:48:08 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.746° N, 98.295° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4612 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.06 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 4611 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.59 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4611 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.49 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4610 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.53 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4610 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.14 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4607 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.77 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4604 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.23 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4601 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.83 km WSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4601 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.67 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4599 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.04 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4596 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.49 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4596 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4596 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.94 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4592 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.6Oklahoma · 4588 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.96 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4587 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.53 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4587 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.84 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.32 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.75 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4582 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.91 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.22 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.72 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.55 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4581 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.98 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.97 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4579 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.98 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.07 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 3.73 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4578 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 25
  35. 2.55 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4577 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4577 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 3.010 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4577 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.74 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4576 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.59 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4576 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.14 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 3.110 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 3.18 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4574 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.710 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 3.32 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4574 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.58 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.810 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.89 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 3.010 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.710 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.03 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4573 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  54. 2.82 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4572 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.02 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4572 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  56. 3.08 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4572 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.8Oklahoma · 4572 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 3.36 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4572 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.78 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4571 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.73 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4571 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 3.53 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4617 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
  2. 3.38 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4618 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.66 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4618 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.610 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4619 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 34
  5. 2.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4619 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.613 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4620 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.75 km NE of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4620 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.12 km WSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4622 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.73 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4634 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.76 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4642 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.36 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4645 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mj5f. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.