Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 6, 2015, 8:02 AM CDT (13:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-06 13:02:11 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.570° N, 97.396° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
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. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.88 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.08 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.78 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.09 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.14 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 11
  11. 3.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.61 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.29 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.46 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.87 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.84 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.22 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
  21. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.36 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.02 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.52 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.98 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.85 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.36 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.86 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.66 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.63 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.69 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.05 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.16 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.68 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3988 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.53 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3988 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3988 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3988 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.24 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3988 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.64 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.96 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.62 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.64 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.72 km WSW of Agra, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.23 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003hdn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.