Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 21, 2015, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-21 18:50:59 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.328° N, 97.528° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
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. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.89 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.513 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.03 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.35 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.52 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.912 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.58 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.64 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.010 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.52 km WNW of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.56 km NW of Quay, OK · 4129 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.29 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.510 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.43 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.710 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.911 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.8Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.33 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.310 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.28 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 35
  30. 2.7Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.25 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.61 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.93 km WSW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.23 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.47 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.02 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.12 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.26 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.68 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 80
  42. 2.26 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.86 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.36 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.34 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.33 km N of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.66 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.011 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.95 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.84 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.54 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.712 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.310 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11
  58. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  60. 2.03 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002872. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.