Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km WNW of Helena, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Helena, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 6, 2014, 10:47 AM CDT (15:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km SW of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-09-06 15:47:57 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.563° N, 98.343° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
83°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  2. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4411 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.78 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.71 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.88 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.63 km NE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.12 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4410 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.60 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4410 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.20 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4410 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.91 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 51
  12. 3.61 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.5Kansas · 4409 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.54 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.810 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4409 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.46 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.07 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.66 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.83 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.312 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.812 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.82 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4408 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.87 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.61 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.51 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.712 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.69 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4407 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.73 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4407 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.012 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.612 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.612 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.812 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.212 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.612 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.17 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.55 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.68 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.812 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.07 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4405 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.67 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4405 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.65 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.112 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.912 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.510 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  47. 3.29 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  48. 3.06 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  49. 3.57 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  50. 2.01 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.65 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4403 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.73 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4403 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 3.18 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4403 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 3.17 km ESE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.0Kansas · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.112 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.76 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.712 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.412 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.55 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4411 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.94 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4412 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.66 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4412 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.59 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4412 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.58 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.65 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.36 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  8. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.45 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.79 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4414 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4414 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4415 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4415 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4415 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.42 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.311 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.711 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.210 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.09 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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