Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 20, 2015, 6:23 AM CST (12:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-02-20 12:23:20 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.786° N, 98.379° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
120°
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 NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.53 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.55 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.45 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.93 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.05 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.66 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.65 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.9Kansas · 4189 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.76 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.25 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.57 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.611 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.54 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.75 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.74 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.06 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.94 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.85 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.26 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 3.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 35
  39. 3.17 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.85 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  42. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.85 km SSE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.910 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.65 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.17 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 3.15 km ESE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 47
  48. 2.07 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.75 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.67 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4186 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.95 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 13
  56. 3.38 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.15 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4186 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4186 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4186 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000trtt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.