Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-04-24 22:13:34 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.791° N, 98.271° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people 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 0.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.010 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.04 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.43 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3435 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.76 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3435 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.51 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.29 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.06 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3433 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  17. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.34 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3432 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.71 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.22 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.98 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.610 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3429 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.59 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.69 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.53 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.73 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3427 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 14
  34. 2.211 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3427 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3427 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.54 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.48 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.25 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  41. 3.010 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 3.310 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  44. 3.010 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3424 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.46 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 15
  46. 2.48 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3422 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.88 km SSE of Milton, Kansas · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
  48. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3421 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3421 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.52 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  54. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.27 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3419 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 142
  58. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3419 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.65 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.76 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.95 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.06 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.56 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.72 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  9. 3.0Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.33 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008kcy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.