Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 5, 2015, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 24 km WNW of Fairview, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-05 08:21:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.868° N, 98.826° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
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. 2.69 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.76 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.924 km WNW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.87 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.510 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.55 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.97 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.86 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.66 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.95 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.97 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.611 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.73 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.53 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.03 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.65 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.611 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.42 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  23. 3.84 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.26 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4004 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 3.06 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.85 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.7Kansas · 4004 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.07 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.56 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.48 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.07 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 3.38 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  38. 2.22 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.77 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.88 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 4.412 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1,094
  44. 1.88 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.77 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.37 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 3.512 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
  49. 1.6Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 3.36 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.98 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.07 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.84 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.68 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003krk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC.