Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 16, 2015, 1:13 PM CST (19:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km SW of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-16 19:13:15 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.326° N, 97.533° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
59°
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. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.59 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.85 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.612 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.56 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.87 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.93 km SW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  9. 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.93 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.89 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.56 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.89 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.64 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.85 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.94 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.811 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.79 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.19 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.67 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.611 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.29 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.74 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.39 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  31. 3.09 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.711 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.56 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.713 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.52 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.713 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 2.64 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.710 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.16 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.79 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.08 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.82 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.63 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.86 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.73 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.92 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.62 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.5Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.57 km N of Hunter, OK · 4217 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.510 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.78 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.85 km SE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.61 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tgla. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.