Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 30, 2015, 5:41 AM CST (11:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-30 11:41:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.875° N, 98.328° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
121°
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. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 17
  11. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.85 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.96 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.67 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.29 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.76 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.03 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.66 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 44
  28. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.2Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.86 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.16 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.622 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.66 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.73 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.37 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.78 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.712 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 3.26 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.21 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.79 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.25 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.74 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.57 km E of Nash, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tkc1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.