Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:18 PM CDT (03:18 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-29 03:18:28 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.839° N, 97.789° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
41°
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. 2.84 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.18 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.55 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.66 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.27 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.05 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.6Kansas · 4049 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.01 km NW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.08 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.72 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.55 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.67 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.06 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.96 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.85 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.67 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 3.59 km WNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.62 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.62 km SSE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.77 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.76 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.28 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.97 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.85 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 3.18 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 6
  45. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.42 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.71 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.17 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.94 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.53 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.83 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.75 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.39 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.73 km SSE of Alva, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.53 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.46 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.76 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.611 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.77 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.99 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.84 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.69 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.86 km WNW of Drummond, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.84 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4051 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003fg7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.