Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km W of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km W of Medford, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 9, 2015, 2:06 PM CDT (19:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SW of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-09 19:06:36 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.803° N, 97.840° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
57°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.59 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.54 km E of Amorita, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.76 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.53 km SW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.44 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.74 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.19 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.34 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.77 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.97 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.57 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.07 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.31 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.22 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.51 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.712 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.56 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4189 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.22 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4189 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.65 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.82 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.34 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.46 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4188 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.34 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4188 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.50 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.94 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.74 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 3.212 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.82 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 2.64 km NW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.611 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.69 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4187 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.57 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4187 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.58 km ENE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 3.310 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
  52. 2.89 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.78 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4186 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.76 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4185 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.97 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.92 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.0Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.65 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.07 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.34 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.9Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.53 km E of Amorita, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.312 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4190 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.56 km SSE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4190 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.03 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.53 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.07 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.912 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.611 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.03 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.37 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.519 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.54 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.05 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4192 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200025f7. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.