Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 5, 2015, 9:23 AM CST (15:23 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-05 15:23:30 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.152° N, 96.747° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
128°
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.63 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.74 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.93 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.64 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 47
  5. 2.5Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.613 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.33 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.87 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.14 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.84 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.94 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.83 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.1Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.5Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.58 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.65 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.86 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 97
  20. 2.76 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.511 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.63 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.66 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.58 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.24 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.73 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 62
  29. 3.17 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.75 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.87 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.53 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 17
  33. 3.37 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 20
  34. 2.13 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.13 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.07 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 9
  37. 3.13 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  38. 2.95 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.24 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  41. 3.28 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.68 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4283 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.48 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4283 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 21
  44. 2.89 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4283 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.69 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4283 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.79 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  47. 2.65 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  48. 2.64 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.63 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.63 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.76 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.13 km N of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4282 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.86 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.69 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.89 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.54 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.98 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4281 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.85 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 36
  3. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.15 km WSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4290 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.97 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.76 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.47 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4291 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.06 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.56 km N of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4292 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.33 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.35 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.55 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4293 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.07 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.65 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.68 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4294 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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