Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km SE of Jefferson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Jefferson, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-07-15 02:53:06 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.689° N, 97.751° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4089 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.912 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4089 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.86 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4089 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.44 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4089 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.85 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4089 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.85 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 4089 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4089 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4089 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4088 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.85 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 4088 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4088 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.712 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.67 km WSW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.14 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.62 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.812 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.85 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.63 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.73 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4088 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.65 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4087 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4087 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.62 km NW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4087 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.87 km WSW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4087 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.59 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4087 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.44 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4087 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.85 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4087 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.02 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4086 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.66 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4086 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.63 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4086 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.85 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4086 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.02 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4086 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.84 km WNW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4085 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.89 km NNE of Attica, Kansas · 4085 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4085 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.08 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4085 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4085 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.82 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4085 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.86 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4085 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4084 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 3.12 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4084 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.81 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4084 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.93 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4084 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4084 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.57 km SW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4084 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.95 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4084 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4084 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 4.47 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4084 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1,495
  49. 3.4Oklahoma · 4084 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.77 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4084 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 44
  51. 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.69 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 3.46 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.34 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.96 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.00 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  58. 3.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.6Kansas · 4083 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 3.1Oklahoma · 4083 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.38 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4090 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4090 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.65 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4090 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.53 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4090 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.85 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4090 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.94 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4091 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.27 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4091 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.55 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4091 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.71 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4091 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.59 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4091 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.86 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4091 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.65 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4091 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.74 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4091 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.76 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4091 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.69 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4092 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.17 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4092 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4092 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.612 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4092 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.38 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4092 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4092 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002xs4. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.