Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 22, 2015, 8:34 PM CDT (01:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-23 01:34:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.725° N, 97.921° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
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. 2.64 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.010 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.29 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.510 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.710 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.611 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.911 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.8Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.96 km NNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.33 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.310 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.7Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.86 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 3.28 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.08 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 3.69 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 4.13 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 43
  28. 2.27 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.48 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.48 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.18 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.07 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.61 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.98 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.88 km SE of Conway Springs, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.23 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.02 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 3.12 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.68 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.86 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.36 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 3.34 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 3.48 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  57. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.57 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.66 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.95 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200028hp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.