Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 6, 2015, 10:49 AM CST (16:49 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-06 16:49:05 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.731° N, 98.334° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.1 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
113°
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. 2.19 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.33 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.88 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.15 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.85 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 24
  9. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.613 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.99 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, KS · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.00 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.21 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.211 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  16. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.510 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.35 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.56 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 10
  21. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.33 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.57 km S of Billings, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.512 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.56 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.1Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.92 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.8Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.75 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.65 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.73 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.67 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.86 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.35 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.09 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 3.211 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.88 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.76 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.56 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.95 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.58 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.56 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.76 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.55 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.59 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.11 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.7Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.15 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 3.15 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.96 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.39 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.71 km W of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.84 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.77 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 3.15 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.81 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 3.47 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  60. 3.16 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tmrq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.