Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 7, 2015, 4:25 AM CST (10:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 12 km N of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-07 10:25:31 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.630° N, 97.712° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Station coverage gap
75°
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. 2.74 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4232 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4232 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.7Kansas · 4232 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.07 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4232 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.53 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.53 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.112 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.68 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.710 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.53 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4231 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4231 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.53 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4231 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.53 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4231 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.09 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4230 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.54 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.25 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4230 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4230 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.76 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4230 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.83 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.85 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4229 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.77 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.76 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.03 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.96 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4229 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.01 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4229 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.16 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4229 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.82 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4228 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.88 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.810 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.02 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4228 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.48 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4228 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.25 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4228 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.73 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4228 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.33 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4228 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 3.33 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.58 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.83 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4228 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4227 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.67 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4227 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.03 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4227 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.16 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4227 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4227 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.72 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4227 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 3.0Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.912 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4226 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.31 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4226 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.614 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.511 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.512 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4226 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4226 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.61 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4225 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.86 km WSW of Bluff City, KS · 4225 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4225 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.78 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4225 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4225 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tcci. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.