Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 2 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 4, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT (21:00 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-07-04 21:00:27 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.520° N, 98.475° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.0 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
103°
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. 2.08 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4066 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.112 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4066 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.44 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.04 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  6. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4066 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4066 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4066 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.07 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.60 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4066 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 3.34 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.11 km SSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4065 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.86 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4065 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4065 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.74 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.66 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.62 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.92 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.95 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.52 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 3.19 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.94 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4064 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.64 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.72 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 3.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.64 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.86 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4063 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.19 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.94 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4062 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.57 km E of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4062 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 3.02 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.86 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4061 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.52 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4061 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.17 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.05 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.75 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4060 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.22 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.84 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4060 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.54 km N of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.64 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4060 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.63 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4060 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.66 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002nfr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.