Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 12, 2014, 2:05 AM CDT (07:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-12 07:05:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.500° N, 99.013° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sblz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.