Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 7, 2015, 12:25 PM CDT (17:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-04-07 17:25:12 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.331° N, 97.525° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 79°, dip 75°, rake -172°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 347°, dip 82°, rake -15°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Station coverage gap
58°
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. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.11 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.54 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.8Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.83 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.85 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.58 km SW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.39 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.010 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.72 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.22 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.42 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.93 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.52 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.16 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.69 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.07 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 18
  23. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.58 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 56
  26. 2.56 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.56 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.62 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 3.02 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 3.02 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.92 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  34. 2.69 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.95 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 2.96 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.06 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.610 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.87 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.78 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.73 km ESE of Quay, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.67 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4143 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.07 km SE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.84 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.88 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  48. 3.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.34 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.77 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.65 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.63 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.86 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.96 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.5Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001vfd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.