Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma on Tue, May 20, 2014, 8:59 AM CDT (13:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-05-20 13:59:28 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.498° N, 97.241° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
70°
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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.23 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.56 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.13 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4507 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  6. 3.05 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.511 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4507 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 152
  8. 2.510 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4506 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.92 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4506 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 12
  10. 2.75 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma · 4505 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.84 km SSE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4504 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.43 km SSE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4504 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.68 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4504 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.711 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4503 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.611 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.25 km ESE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4502 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.911 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4501 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.86 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4500 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.98 km NW of Carney, Oklahoma · 4500 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.83 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4500 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.74 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4499 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.66 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4499 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.84 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4499 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.57 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4498 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.71 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4498 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 128
  27. 2.31 km SE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4498 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.82 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4497 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.18 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4497 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 9
  30. 2.72 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4496 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  31. 3.63 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4496 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 104
  32. 2.83 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4496 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  33. 3.21 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  34. 3.28 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9
  35. 3.18 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  36. 2.77 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.89 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.89 km SSE of Warwick, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.68 km NW of Carney, Oklahoma · 4495 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.91 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4494 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.610 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4494 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.58 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4494 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.33 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4492 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.53 km SSE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4492 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.76 km ESE of Meeker, Oklahoma · 4492 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.610 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4492 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.43 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4492 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.65 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4491 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.75 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4491 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.52 km ESE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4490 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.38 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4490 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.68 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4488 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 3.18 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4488 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 33
  54. 2.70 km E of Quay, Oklahoma · 4488 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.18 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4487 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  56. 2.78 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4487 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.08 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4487 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.62 km SSE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4487 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 4486 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.53 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4485 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 3.42 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4509 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 44

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