Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 19, 2014, 7:46 AM CDT (12:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-19 12:46:51 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.738° N, 97.879° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
87°
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 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.63 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.92 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.86 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.01 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.12 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4390 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.72 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4390 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4389 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.511 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.710 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.37 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.89 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.57 km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.72 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.09 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.75 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4386 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.12 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.72 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 11
  23. 2.44 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.54 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4386 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.12 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.43 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.610 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.79 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.62 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.64 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.84 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.42 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.03 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.64 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.14 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.04 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.93 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.23 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  41. 2.713 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4384 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4384 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.32 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4383 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 3.27 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.63 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4383 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.77 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.65 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.75 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 3.113 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4382 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  53. 2.54 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.62 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 4.09 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 150
  56. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.7Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 3.010 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.99 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  60. 3.29 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.02 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.311 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.75 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.86 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 35
  7. 3.23 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.75 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.98 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.62 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.86 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.75 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.73 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4393 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.23 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4394 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.25 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4394 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000se7v. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.