Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 20, 2014, 2:31 AM CST (08:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 5 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-11-20 08:31:04 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.327° N, 97.531° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
59°
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. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4282 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.15 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.06 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.61 km N of Aline, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.96 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.510 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4280 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.48 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4280 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.47 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4280 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.76 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4280 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.06 km SSE of Byron, OK · 4280 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.56 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4280 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.97 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4280 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4280 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.613 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4280 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.15 km WSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4279 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4279 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.76 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4279 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.75 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4279 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4279 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 36
  24. 2.85 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4279 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.5Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.0Kansas · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.13 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.63 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.64 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.81 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4278 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.91 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4278 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 3.63 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 8
  33. 2.74 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.93 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.64 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 47
  36. 2.5Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.613 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.33 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.87 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.96 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4278 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.54 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.14 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.84 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.94 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 2.83 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 3.1Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.5Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.58 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.53 km NW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  51. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  52. 2.74 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.56 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.52 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4277 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.98 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4276 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.67 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4276 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4276 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.65 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4276 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  59. 3.86 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4276 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 97
  60. 2.56 km NNW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 4276 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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