Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 5, 2015, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-05 22:22:07 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.838° N, 97.512° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
75°
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. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.97 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.45 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.16 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.48 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.36 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.76 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.66 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.06 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.86 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.86 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.47 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.55 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.88 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.08 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.78 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 3.09 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 3.14 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 11
  35. 3.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.61 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.85 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.29 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.46 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.87 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.84 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.22 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 7
  45. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.36 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.02 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.52 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.98 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.85 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.36 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.86 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.66 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.63 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3989 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003hcx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.