Oklahoma earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 7 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 27, 2015, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2015-04-27 22:22:17 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.918° N, 97.326° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
161
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
PAGER alert
Green
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

161 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level
Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
4.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 113°, dip 79°, rake -22°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 208°, dip 69°, rake -168°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200029pp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.