Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Fri, Jun 12, 2015, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-06-12 22:51:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.743° N, 98.342° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
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. 2.86 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4082 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4082 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.12 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4082 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.81 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4082 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.93 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4082 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4082 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.95 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4082 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4082 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.47 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4082 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1,495
  10. 3.77 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4082 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 44
  11. 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.69 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.46 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 3.34 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.96 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.00 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.6Kansas · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.1Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.03 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.83 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.5Kansas · 4080 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.28 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.97 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4080 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.68 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.77 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.73 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.58 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.24 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.77 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.88 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.87 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4080 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.56 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.86 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.95 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.65 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 4079 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.38 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4079 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4079 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4079 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.99 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.58 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.72 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.98 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  48. 3.15 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.18 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.52 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 3.26 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.57 km SE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.76 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.61 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4077 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.96 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.63 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.58 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002qg1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.