Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Jones, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 31, 2014, 5:04 PM CDT (22:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-08-31 22:04:51 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.587° N, 97.321° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Jones.

From the USGS event page for usc000s94b. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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 3.7 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
51°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.62 km E of Quay, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.78 km SSE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 4411 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.87 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4411 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.36 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.65 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4409 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.71 km NNE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.67 km SW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.73 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.73 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.46 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.07 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.612 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.87 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.54 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4403 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 61
  19. 2.59 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.52 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.29 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  22. 3.06 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  28. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.97 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 102
  30. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.55 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.88 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.58 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.66 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 3.28 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.68 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 12
  43. 2.56 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  47. 3.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 3.23 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  50. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  51. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 3.311 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  54. 3.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 44
  55. 2.74 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.75 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.86 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.85 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4392 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.63 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.32 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.2Oklahoma · 4413 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.511 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4414 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 17
  6. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.12 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.41 km ESE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4416 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.79 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4417 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.214 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4418 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  11. 3.06 km SW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4418 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4419 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 19
  13. 2.53 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4419 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.5Oklahoma · 4419 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.36 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4419 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  16. 2.62 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.97 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.86 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.36 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.96 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4420 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s94b. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.