Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 4, 2015, 12:45 AM CST (06:45 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-02-04 06:45:52 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.812° N, 98.354° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 2.5 km horizontally, 6.7 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km WSW of Bluff City, KS · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.57 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.17 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.33 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.44 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 13
  7. 2.23 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.73 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.73 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.17 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.28 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.63 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.32 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.22 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.95 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.39 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.73 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.83 km NE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 3.44 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  24. 2.54 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.92 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  26. 1.84 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.76 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 4.28 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 289
  29. 2.79 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.39 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.43 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.93 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.73 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.55 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.73 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.99 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  38. 3.43 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 9
  39. 3.13 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.83 km SE of Danville, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.86 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.12 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.810 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4252 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 3.23 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4252 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.51 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.96 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  49. 1.73 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.98 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.42 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.91 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.54 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.67 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.54 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.510 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 3.09 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.38 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.17 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  3. 3.47 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.7Kansas · 4256 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.93 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.86 km SSE of Burlington, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 13
  11. 3.58 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 13
  12. 1.73 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.79 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.99 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.86 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.612 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.53 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.19 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tlrr. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC.