Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 30, 2014, 6:43 AM CST (12:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km NNE of Medford, 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
2014-12-30 12:43:58 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.362° N, 97.451° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
55°
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. 1.54 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4293 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.15 km WNW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.95 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.83 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.53 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.95 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  7. 3.85 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.55 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.66 km N of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.64 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4292 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.82 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.68 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.13 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.65 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.65 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.07 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.55 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.713 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4291 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4291 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.111 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4291 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 3.62 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.35 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.75 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.33 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  25. 1.810 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4290 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.15 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4290 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.56 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.56 km N of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4290 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.15 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.06 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.67 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.61 km N of Aline, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.96 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.510 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.48 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 3.47 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.76 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 3.06 km SSE of Byron, OK · 4289 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.56 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4289 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.97 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.613 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.15 km WSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.76 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.75 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 3.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 36
  54. 2.85 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.5Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.0Kansas · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.13 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.63 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.64 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.81 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.08 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.97 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.24 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4293 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4293 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4293 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.55 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.12 km W of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.36 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.15 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4294 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4294 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.17 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4294 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.09 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.94 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4295 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.95 km WSW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4295 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.55 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4295 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.17 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4295 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.63 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4295 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.07 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4295 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.64 km N of Billings, Oklahoma · 4295 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

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