Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 9 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 1, 2014, 9:44 AM CDT (14:44 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-08-01 14:44:27 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.762° N, 98.044° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 125°, dip 80°, rake -15°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 218°, dip 75°, rake -170°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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. 3.12 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4408 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.92 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4407 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.55 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4407 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.62 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4407 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.72 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4407 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.14 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4406 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4406 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.02 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4406 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.12 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4406 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.73 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4406 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.46 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4406 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 21
  14. 3.46 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4405 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  15. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.09 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.210 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.711 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.311 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.42 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4404 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4403 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4403 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4403 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.63 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4402 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.93 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4402 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.79 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4402 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 3.45 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.05 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.36 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.65 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.58 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4401 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.59 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.66 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.94 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4400 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.55 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4399 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.86 km WNW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.48 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  38. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4399 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.65 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4399 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.78 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.71 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.88 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.63 km NE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  44. 3.12 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4398 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.60 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4398 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.20 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4398 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.43 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 29
  48. 3.27 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  49. 3.91 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 51
  50. 3.61 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.5Kansas · 4397 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 3.54 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.810 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4397 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 3.46 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4397 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  55. 3.07 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.66 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.83 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 3.312 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.812 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4396 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.82 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4396 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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