Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km W of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km W of Medford, Oklahoma on Fri, Sep 18, 2015, 6:51 PM CDT (23:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-09-18 23:51:56 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.813° N, 97.809° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
67

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. 2.410 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.111 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.710 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.35 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3977 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.610 km ESE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.08 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.26 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.13 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.010 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  25. 1.57 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.04 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 3.29 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.29 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.510 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.520 km W of Hardtner, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.55 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.910 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.68 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.58 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.88 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.69 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.66 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.610 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3973 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.612 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.53 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 3.55 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 20
  54. 3.014 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  55. 2.510 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.912 km WSW of Norwich, Kansas · 3972 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  57. 4.19 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 235
  58. 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.79 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 3.010 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3972 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003ln7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.