Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma on Thu, Nov 19, 2015, 8:29 AM CST (14:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-11-19 14:29:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.841° N, 97.810° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003zp9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.