M2.6 earthquake 5 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 3, 2014, 2:23 AM CST (08:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km NNW of Helena, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 99.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000t2id. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.