Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 17, 2014, 7:09 AM CDT (12:09 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 0 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-17 12:09:51 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.138° N, 96.805° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
58°
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. 2.33 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.80 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.75 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.311 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 12
  6. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.55 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4367 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.32 km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.72 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.23 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.53 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.94 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4366 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.24 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 515
  17. 2.8Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.20 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 13
  19. 2.60 km SSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.10 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.60 km ESE of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.89 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.810 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.62 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.54 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.54 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.39 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.74 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.94 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.43 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.76 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.26 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 9
  34. 2.612 km SSE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.29 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 37
  36. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.03 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  38. 2.52 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 3.17 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 3.19 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.97 km NNW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 3.02 km N of Covington, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.53 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.510 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.510 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.69 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.8Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.510 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.710 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.610 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.69 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 8
  55. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 3.310 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.5Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 2.83 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 15
  59. 2.45 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1

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