Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 22, 2014, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2014-10-23 04:47:03 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.828° N, 98.273° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
115°
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. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.64 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.17 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.64 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.55 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.86 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.55 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.47 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.57 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.76 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.513 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.64 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.54 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.62 km SW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 3.15 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.510 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.64 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.14 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.55 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.75 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.77 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.14 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.85 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.88 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.59 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.52 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.11 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.91 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.6Kansas · 4354 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.6Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.31 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.11 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.75 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.68 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.72 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4353 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  57. 2.99 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.14 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.54 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.64 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4352 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.93 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.77 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.68 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.35 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  8. 3.25 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, KS · 4360 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.56 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.86 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.56 km NNW of Quinlan, OK · 4361 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.46 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.65 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.57 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4361 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sq2f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.