Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 2, 2014, 9:13 PM CST (03:13 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km S of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-12-03 03:13:38 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.821° N, 97.704° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
41°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.111 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.94 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.82 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.52 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.511 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.911 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.24 km SSW of Danville, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.52 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 69
  13. 3.86 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 50
  14. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.57 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.73 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.53 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.72 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4265 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.45 km S of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4265 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11
  21. 2.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.610 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.12 km ESE of Milan, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.05 km S of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.22 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.72 km ESE of Milan, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.15 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.74 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.63 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.611 km W of Norwich, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.53 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4264 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.53 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4264 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 16
  36. 2.410 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4263 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.53 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4263 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4263 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4263 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.03 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.510 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.62 km SSE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.55 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.11 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.63 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.19 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9
  47. 2.62 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.57 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.52 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.52 km SSE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.68 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4262 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.77 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4262 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.19 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.83 km SW of Freeport, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.83 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.810 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.82 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 3.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4261 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 28

The first 60 of 200.

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