Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 15, 2014, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-10-15 22:16:24 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.739° N, 97.890° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 7.7 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.62 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.53 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.510 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.510 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4366 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.64 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.68 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4366 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.61 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.69 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.8Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.510 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.89 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.710 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.610 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.69 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.58 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4366 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.55 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.88 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4365 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4365 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.53 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.310 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.5Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.18 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4365 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.45 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.0Kansas · 4364 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 3.46 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 9
  35. 3.05 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.82 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.04 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.67 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.59 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.80 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.913 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.63 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.212 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.76 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4363 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.57 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.16 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.02 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.17 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.52 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.38 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  55. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.69 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.96 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.56 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4362 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 3.08 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.02 km N of Covington, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.71 km NNW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.68 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.19 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4368 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4368 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.411 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4368 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4368 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.39 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  11. 3.32 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.77 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.63 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.02 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.91 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.53 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.111 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4369 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4370 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4370 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.010 km SSE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4370 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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