Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma on Mon, Nov 3, 2014, 2:09 AM CST (08:09 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2014-11-03 08:09:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.846° N, 97.756° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
79°
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 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4350 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.85 km W of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.57 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.89 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.312 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4349 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.710 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.06 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.82 km NNE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.67 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.06 km NE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4349 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.87 km ESE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4348 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.06 km NE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4348 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.56 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4348 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.65 km NE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4348 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.26 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.72 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.84 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.86 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4348 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 3.25 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4348 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.71 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.36 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.67 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.25 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.26 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
  30. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.6Kansas · 4347 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.53 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  34. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.55 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.47 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.54 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4347 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.810 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.56 km E of Amorita, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.54 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.54 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.78 km W of Billings, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.59 km SE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.85 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.86 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.57 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4346 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.26 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4346 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.68 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.71 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.45 km N of Billings, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.011 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.56 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.68 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.35 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  57. 3.05 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.55 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.63 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.12 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.74 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.8Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.77 km WNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.67 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.75 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4350 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.80 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4351 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.511 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.53 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.56 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.63 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.14 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4351 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.5Kansas · 4351 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.512 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.86 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.61 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.98 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.010 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.53 km SW of Mulhall, OK · 4353 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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