Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 24, 2014, 6:56 AM CST (12:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-12-24 12:56:30 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.329° N, 97.530° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 0.9 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
87°
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. 1.5Kansas · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.53 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.94 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.65 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.85 km S of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.73 km ESE of Waldron, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.93 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.23 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4254 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.95 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4254 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.52 km ENE of Waldron, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.913 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.76 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.01 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4253 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 34
  22. 2.26 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4253 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.63 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4252 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.19 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4252 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.612 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4252 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.86 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4252 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.99 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4252 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.42 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.52 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 82
  30. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.79 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.58 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 13
  34. 3.86 km SSE of Burlington, Oklahoma · 4251 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 13
  35. 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4251 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.7Kansas · 4251 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 3.47 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.16 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.34 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.76 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.87 km WSW of Bluff City, KS · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.57 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.17 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 3.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.17 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.56 km WSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  48. 3.28 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.63 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4250 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4250 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 3.22 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.48 km N of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.95 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  55. 3.39 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.83 km NE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 3.44 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 9
  58. 2.54 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.92 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  60. 1.84 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4249 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000te6j. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.