Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km N of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km N of Quay, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 30, 2014, 5:56 AM CDT (10:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-04-30 10:56:59 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.202° N, 96.711° 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.

Station coverage gap
98°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km S of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.44 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.15 km S of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.16 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  5. 3.46 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4535 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.13 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4535 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.210 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4535 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4535 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.06 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4535 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.27 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4534 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 42
  12. 2.96 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4534 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.66 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4534 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.65 km SW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4533 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.54 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4532 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 3.24 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4531 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.77 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4530 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.74 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4530 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.66 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4529 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.28 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4529 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.56 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4529 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.012 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.54 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.53 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.912 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.65 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.72 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.8Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.710 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.812 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.94 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 57
  32. 2.76 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4527 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.75 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4526 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.05 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4526 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.72 km WSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4525 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  36. 3.07 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4525 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.85 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4525 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.78 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4525 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.910 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  40. 2.39 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.810 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  42. 2.810 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.310 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
  44. 2.77 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.8Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.61 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4522 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  47. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4522 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.79 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.69 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 3.412 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 32
  52. 2.712 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.69 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.69 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.69 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 3.19 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.53 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  58. 3.12 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 13
  59. 2.52 km S of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4519 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 3.22 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4519 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 51

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.65 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4537 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.56 km SE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4537 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.66 km SE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4537 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.55 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4537 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.72 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4537 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.71 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4538 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.912 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4538 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.51 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4538 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.71 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4538 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 22
  10. 2.81 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.51 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.93 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.21 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 111
  14. 2.84 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.62 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.92 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 4540 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  17. 3.010 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4540 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.52 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4540 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.66 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4540 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.07 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4541 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000q59p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.