Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 12:14 PM CDT (17:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-19 17:14:37 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.834° N, 97.805° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
42°
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. 2.0Kansas · 4010 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.3Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.61 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.69 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.76 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.924 km WNW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.87 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.9Kansas · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.76 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 78
  13. 2.0Kansas · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.26 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.87 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.510 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.55 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 14
  20. 3.16 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.65 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.97 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.86 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.66 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 3.411 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.95 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.38 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  33. 2.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.97 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.37 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4006 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.77 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4006 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.56 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.73 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.53 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4006 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.67 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4006 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.97 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4006 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 3.03 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.65 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.42 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.84 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.28 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.45 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  49. 2.26 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4004 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.84 km SW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 3.06 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.08 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.85 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.93 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.89 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.7Kansas · 4003 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.58 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100033g8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.