M2.7 earthquake 2 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 0 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-12 23:50:15 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.278° N, 97.654° 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.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 64°
- 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
- 2.43 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.71 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.58 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.80 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.612 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 2.07 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 2.513 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.8Kansas · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.61 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
- 2.13 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 9
- 2.27 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
- 1.50 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4020 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.14 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
- 3.13 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
- 2.96 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
- 3.84 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
- 2.64 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.76 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.3Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4019 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.39 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
- 2.710 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4018 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4018 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.45 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4018 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.69 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.17 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
- 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 2.96 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.612 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
- 2.81 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
- 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.21 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.52 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.55 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.111 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.011 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.01 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 156
- 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.12 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 10
- 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.42 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.513 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.62 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100032d2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.