Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 7:22 AM CST (13:22 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-01-28 13:22:37 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.809° N, 98.363° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 3.1 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
120°
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. 2.65 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.61 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.11 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.52 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.32 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.83 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.13 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.57 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.18 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  12. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.16 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 17
  26. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.85 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.96 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.67 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.29 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.76 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.03 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.66 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 44
  43. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.2Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.86 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.16 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.622 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tiwu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.