Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 12, 2015, 9:24 PM CDT (02:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-13 02:24:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.859° N, 97.999° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
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. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.60 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.67 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 15
  8. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.24 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.53 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.63 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.03 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.5Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.14 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.08 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.57 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.58 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.83 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.52 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.56 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.53 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.62 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  38. 1.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.2Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.55 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.1Kansas · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.211 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 3.19 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.04 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.14 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.85 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.06 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200026gf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.