Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 7, 2016, 3:19 AM CST (09:19 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 1 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-07 09:19:54 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.795° N, 98.280° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
96°
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. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.2Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.38 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.8Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.75 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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