Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 20, 2014, 3:44 AM CDT (08:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 0 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-20 08:44:22 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.187° N, 96.767° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
92°
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. 3.10 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4365 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.60 km ESE of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.89 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.810 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.62 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.54 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4364 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.54 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.39 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.74 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.94 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.43 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.76 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.26 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 9
  15. 2.612 km SSE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.29 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4363 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 37
  17. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.03 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12
  19. 2.52 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.17 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4362 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.19 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.97 km NNW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 3.02 km N of Covington, Oklahoma · 4361 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.53 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.510 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.510 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4360 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.69 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.8Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.510 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.710 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.610 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.69 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  36. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 3.310 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.5Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.83 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 15
  40. 2.45 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.46 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 9
  43. 3.05 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.0Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 6
  45. 2.59 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.54 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.84 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.93 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 3.510 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 9
  50. 2.86 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.39 km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  52. 2.56 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.08 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.56 km SSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.66 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.54 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.610 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.910 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.59 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.93 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4353 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sejp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.