Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 6 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 6 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Mon, Nov 9, 2015, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-11-09 10:18:09 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.761° N, 98.077° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
51°
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. 2.02 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3938 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.10 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3938 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.22 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3938 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.45 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3938 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.64 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3937 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.08 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3937 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.06 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3937 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3937 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3937 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3937 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.77 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3936 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3936 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3936 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.07 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3936 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.53 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3936 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.71 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3936 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.7Oklahoma · 3936 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.67 km NE of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 3936 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3935 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.12 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3935 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.29 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3935 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.38 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3935 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.212 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3935 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.29 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3934 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3934 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3934 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.89 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3934 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3934 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.94 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3934 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3934 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.53 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3933 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.97 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3933 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 3.49 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3933 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.89 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3933 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3933 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.57 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3932 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.46 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3932 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 6
  38. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3932 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  39. 2.73 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3932 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.33 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3932 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3932 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.87 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 3.36 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.6Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.14 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3931 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3931 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3931 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3930 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.65 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3930 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.55 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3930 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 3.04 km SW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3930 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.520 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.80 km N of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.78 km NNE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3929 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.713 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3929 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3929 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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