M2.9 earthquake 13 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 11, 2014, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-12-11 20:49:39 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.872° N, 98.128° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 108°
- 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
- 2.29 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.89 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 2.22 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.510 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.28 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
- 2.05 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.69 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.63 km SE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 43
- 1.72 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.57 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
- 3.45 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
- 2.86 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.43 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
- 2.95 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.64 km SSW of Danville, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.711 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
- 1.81 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.212 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 42
- 2.68 km WNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
- 2.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.28 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 2.76 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.13 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.65 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 7
- 2.63 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
- 4.25 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 120
- 2.64 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
- 2.77 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.65 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.113 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 1.66 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 3.17 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
- 2.93 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 1.89 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.69 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.47 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
- 2.56 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.66 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 2.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
- 2.49 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.22 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.57 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.82 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.08 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 70
- 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.14 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of 200.
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