Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 8 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 4, 2015, 12:20 PM CST (18:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-04 18:20:48 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.814° N, 98.289° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people 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 4.4 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
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. 2.01 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4202 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.02 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4202 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4202 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.82 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.611 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.911 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.73 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4202 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.74 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.66 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 4201 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.311 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  12. 3.312 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.57 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4201 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.64 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4201 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.91 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4201 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.66 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 12
  19. 2.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.63 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4201 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.63 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4201 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.97 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  25. 3.08 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.37 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.77 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.33 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 3.17 km ENE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.85 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.57 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 18
  38. 3.26 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.99 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.19 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.29 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.33 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.88 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.15 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.85 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 4.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 24
  48. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.613 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.99 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, KS · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 3.00 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.21 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.211 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  55. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.510 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.35 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.33 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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