Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 21, 2015, 7:08 AM CDT (12:08 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-21 12:08:40 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 97.390° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
53°
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. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.67 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.510 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.76 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.55 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.910 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.68 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.58 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.88 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.69 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.66 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.610 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3973 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.90 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  22. 2.53 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3972 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 3.55 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 20
  25. 3.014 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.510 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.19 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 235
  28. 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.79 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.010 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.67 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3972 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.29 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.48 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.611 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 3.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 67
  42. 3.110 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.19 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.610 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 3.010 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 3.48 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3971 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.514 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 3.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.711 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 3.69 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.84 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 3971 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 3.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.710 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 3.410 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.68 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.92 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.910 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3971 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003mf8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.