Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Fri, May 16, 2014, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-05-16 19:58:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.738° N, 97.916° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 13
  2. 1.64 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4521 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.84 km NE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.54 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4521 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.89 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.79 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.31 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4520 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.26 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.66 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4518 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.56 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4518 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.57 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4517 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.811 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.71 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.90 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.90 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.0Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.89 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4517 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.10 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.60 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.50 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.50 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4517 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.80 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.10 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.510 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4516 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.50 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4516 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4515 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.62 km NW of Danville, Kansas · 4515 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.75 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4514 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.06 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 4513 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.68 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4513 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.66 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4513 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4513 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.711 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4513 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.61 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4512 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.57 km WSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4512 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.611 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4512 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.58 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4512 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.52 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.61 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.86 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.911 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.62 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.86 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4510 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.94 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4510 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.13 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4510 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.71 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4509 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.74 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4509 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.66 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4509 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.84 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4509 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.57 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 3.42 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  56. 3.37 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.88 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4508 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 3.15 km E of Carrier, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 20
  59. 2.89 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4508 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.82 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4507 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.69 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4522 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4522 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.69 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4522 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.52 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.69 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.79 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.36 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.66 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.1Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.85 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4525 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.110 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4525 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4525 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4526 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.311 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4526 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.310 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4526 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.09 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4526 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.02 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.05 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

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