Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 2:08 PM CDT (19:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-15 19:08:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.753° N, 98.756° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
153°
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. 3.14 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  2. 3.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.46 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.87 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.22 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.02 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.85 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.16 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.68 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3988 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.96 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.64 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3986 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 3.08 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3986 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.25 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.6Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.9Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 3.010 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.56 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.66 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.69 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.711 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.68 km SSE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.520 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 3.4Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3983 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 3.37 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.511 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.18 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.79 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.54 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.811 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.34 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3981 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.84 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3981 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.13 km SSE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3980 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.75 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3980 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.35 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3980 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.68 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3980 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.63 km SSE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3980 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003jsj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:50 AM UTC.