M2.9 earthquake 8 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 18, 2014, 5:28 AM CDT (10:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-09-18 10:28:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.738° N, 97.884° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 88°
- 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 173 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.75 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.23 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
- 3.86 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 35
- 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.75 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.311 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
- 3.02 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.78 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.72 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.63 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.92 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.86 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.01 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.12 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4387 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.83 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.72 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.511 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4386 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.710 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.89 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
- 2.57 km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.72 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4383 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.09 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.75 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.12 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.72 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 11
- 2.44 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.12 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.43 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
- 2.610 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.79 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.62 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
- 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.84 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.42 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.03 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.64 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.14 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.04 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4381 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.93 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.23 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
- 2.713 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4380 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4380 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4380 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4380 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.27 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4380 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.63 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4379 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.77 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.65 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4379 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.75 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 3.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
- 1.62 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
- 2.86 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.75 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.73 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4390 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.23 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.25 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 12
- 3.25 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.66 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.68 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.65 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.18 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.56 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.86 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
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