Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km E of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Byron, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 12, 2015, 5:05 PM CDT (22:05 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-12 22:05:30 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.886° N, 98.193° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
113°
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. 2.33 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.96 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.08 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.25 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.84 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.38 km NNW of Sun City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.06 km NNW of Sun City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 274
  12. 2.57 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.60 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.67 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 15
  20. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.24 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.53 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4137 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.63 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.03 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.5Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  33. 3.08 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.57 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.58 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.83 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.52 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.56 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.53 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.62 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 3.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  49. 1.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.78 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 3.2Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.55 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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