Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 12:02 AM CST (06:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-28 06:02:01 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.797° N, 98.183° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
134°
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. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 17
  11. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.85 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.96 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.67 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.59 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.29 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.76 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.03 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.66 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 44
  29. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.81 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.2Kansas · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.86 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.16 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.53 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.622 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.66 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.73 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.37 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.78 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.712 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.26 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.21 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.79 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.25 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.74 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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