Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 8, 2016, 10:57 AM CST (16:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-01-08 16:57:48 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.587° N, 98.405° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
57°
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. 1.611 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3869 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.914 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.67 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.9Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.93 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.05 km SE of Garber, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.717 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.918 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.911 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.9Kansas · 3865 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.95 km SW of Bluff City, KS · 3864 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3864 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.85 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.65 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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