M4.3 earthquake 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma on Wed, Jun 17, 2015, 2:17 PM CDT (19:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

294 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002jrl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.