Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km WSW of Jet, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Jet, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 31, 2014, 9:52 AM CST (15:52 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km SE of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-01-31 15:52:56 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.653° N, 98.208° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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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: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mejv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.