Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km N of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-11 16:47:21 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.877° N, 98.216° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.2 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
114°
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. 1.53 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4173 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.86 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.89 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.58 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.512 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.23 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.96 km NNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.42 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.512 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.611 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.99 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.38 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 3.06 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 3.47 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  24. 3.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 41
  25. 2.59 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.74 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.712 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.56 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 3.25 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.00 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.38 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.76 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.17 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.51 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.74 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.96 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.66 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.413 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.87 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.57 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.58 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.35 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.95 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.51 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.78 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 3.02 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001lpd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.