Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 16, 2015, 8:42 AM CST (14:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-16 14:42:57 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.601° N, 97.616° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
63°
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. 2.89 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.68 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.85 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.811 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.79 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.19 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.67 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.611 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.91 km N of Harper, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.14 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.61 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.29 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.74 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.39 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.09 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.711 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.56 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.713 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.52 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.713 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.64 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.710 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.13 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 3.16 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.79 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.02 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.08 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.82 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.63 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.86 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.73 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.92 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.62 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.5Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.57 km N of Hunter, OK · 4218 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.91 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.510 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.78 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.61 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.812 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.71 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.31 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.11 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.76 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tgjf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.