Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km W of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km W of Medford, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 28, 2015, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-29 01:21:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.818° N, 97.808° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 0.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
63°
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. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.98 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.68 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.88 km SE of Conway Springs, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.23 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.02 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.12 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.68 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.86 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.36 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.34 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4125 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.48 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.57 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.66 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.95 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.919 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 9
  24. 2.84 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.54 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.03 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.810 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.35 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.010 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.62 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.36 km W of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.54 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.97 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.83 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 3.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  50. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.612 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.06 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.81 km NW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002a14. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.