Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 17, 2017, 3:09 PM CDT (20:09 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-17 20:09:08 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.705° N, 98.236° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3475 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.811 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3473 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.110 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3472 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.510 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3472 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.18 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3471 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.52 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3471 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.714 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.89 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.92 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  20. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 64
  25. 2.58 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.513 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.48 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  30. 3.015 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.715 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.710 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.63 km S of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 4.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 257
  38. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.78 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.512 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.81 km ESE of Medicine Lodge, Kansas · 3459 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.96 km ESE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3459 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.28 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.510 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3458 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.69 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.72 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.94 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.56 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.35 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.615 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.09 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3456 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3455 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.29 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.74 km NNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3476 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.68 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.82 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.7Kansas · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.05 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.49 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008suv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.