M2.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma on Sun, May 17, 2015, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-05-17 23:59:14 UTC
- Depth
- 3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.370° N, 96.964° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- 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
- 3.14 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.59 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.912 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.06 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
- 3.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
- 3.512 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 28
- 3.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
- 2.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
- 3.14 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 3.09 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.69 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.64 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.6Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 174
- 3.510 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
- 2.710 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.09 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 465
- 3.410 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
- 3.14 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
- 3.09 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
- 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.7Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.311 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 23
- 3.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 69
- 3.37 km SW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
- 3.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.89 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.19 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
- 2.79 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.411 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
- 2.48 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
- 1.95 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.13 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
- 2.97 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.47 km SW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4112 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
- 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
- 2.52 km SE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.62 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.510 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.59 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 3.29 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 49
- 3.010 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 33
- 2.810 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 2.96 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.52 km SE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
- 2.57 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4111 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
- 3.611 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 70
- 3.511 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.910 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 148
- 2.910 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4110 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.310 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
- 2.17 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.54 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4109 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002a8b. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.