M3.1 earthquake 5 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 19, 2015, 6:25 PM CST (00:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-01-20 00:25:47 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.805° N, 98.166° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.0 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- 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
- 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.93 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
- 2.89 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
- 2.56 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.68 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 1.85 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.811 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.79 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.19 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.67 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.611 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.91 km N of Harper, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.14 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.61 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
- 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.29 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.74 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.39 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
- 2.711 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.56 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.52 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 2.64 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.13 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.16 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.02 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.82 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.86 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.73 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.92 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.5Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.57 km N of Hunter, OK · 4217 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.91 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.510 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.61 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.71 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.11 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
- 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.76 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
- 3.74 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 73
- 2.74 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.17 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
The first 60 of 200.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000thch. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.