Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 16, 2014, 3:18 AM CDT (08:18 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-16 08:18:07 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.820° N, 97.714° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
70°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 169 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.712 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.86 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.56 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.18 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.65 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.22 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.68 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.66 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.25 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 12
  12. 2.25 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.23 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.73 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4396 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.75 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.86 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.86 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  21. 1.62 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 3.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.98 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.75 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.23 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10
  26. 3.86 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 35
  27. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4395 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.75 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.311 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  30. 3.02 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.78 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.72 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4394 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.63 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4394 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.92 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4394 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.86 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4394 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.01 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.12 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4393 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4393 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4392 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.83 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4392 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.72 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4392 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4391 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.511 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.32 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 19
  46. 2.710 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.37 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.89 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.57 km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.72 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 3.55 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4389 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.09 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.12 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.72 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 11
  56. 2.44 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.54 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.12 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.43 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4388 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.412 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.712 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.76 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.112 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.0Kansas · 4398 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.59 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.17 km ESE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.18 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.73 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4398 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.65 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.01 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.57 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  14. 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.06 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.29 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.510 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.912 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

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