Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-11-12 21:37:11 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.648° N, 97.602° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
96°
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.94 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2,299
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.75 km ENE of Milan, KS · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.03 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.85 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.54 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.86 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.79 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.9Kansas · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.75 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.59 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.52 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.62 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.87 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.24 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.26 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 15
  23. 1.88 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.45 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.83 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.62 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.76 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.56 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 3.07 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  31. 2.711 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.04 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.74 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.35 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  35. 3.05 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.57 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.15 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 3.05 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.57 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4339 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.44 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4339 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.73 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4338 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.56 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 3.66 km SE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 18
  44. 2.57 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.67 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 3.07 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.613 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.95 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4338 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4338 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.57 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.64 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4338 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4338 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4338 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.56 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4338 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.12 km ESE of Milan, Kansas · 4337 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4337 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 3.86 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4337 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 37
  58. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4337 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4337 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4337 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.24 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.76 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.08 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.97 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.86 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.68 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4340 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.95 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.03 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.03 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4340 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.55 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.64 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.34 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.05 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.612 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.79 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.56 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.95 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.56 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4342 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000swrs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.