Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Mon, May 11, 2015, 11:19 PM CDT (04:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 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
2015-05-12 04:19:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.718° N, 97.897° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
149°
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. 3.09 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.86 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 4114 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.25 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.69 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.9Kansas · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.08 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.78 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.7Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4113 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.75 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.52 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4113 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.61 km ESE of Milan, Kansas · 4112 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.14 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4112 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.13 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.97 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.61 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4112 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.510 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 33
  26. 2.96 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.57 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.5Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.58 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.94 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4110 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.05 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.51 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 3.45 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.910 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.57 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4109 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.54 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.55 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.14 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4108 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4108 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4108 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4108 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.76 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4108 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4108 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.62 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 4108 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.94 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 4108 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4108 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.02 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4107 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.16 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4107 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.01 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4107 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.87 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 4106 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 3.25 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4106 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.97 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4106 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 3.56 km W of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4106 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4106 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4106 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.39 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4106 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4106 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002epn. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:16 AM UTC.