Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 19, 2015, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-04-20 01:21:50 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.932° N, 97.973° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
96°
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. 2.16 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.97 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.45 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.53 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.66 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.85 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.55 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.72 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.13 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.77 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.57 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.76 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.76 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4181 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.53 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4181 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4181 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.89 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.58 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4180 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4180 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.512 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.23 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.96 km NNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 3.42 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.512 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.611 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.99 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.38 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4180 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 3.06 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 3.47 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 41
  41. 2.59 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4179 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.74 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.712 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4178 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.56 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 3.25 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4178 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.00 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4178 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.38 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 2.17 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 3.05 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4178 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.51 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.74 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.96 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.66 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4178 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4177 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.72 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.56 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.56 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4183 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4184 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.43 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4184 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.54 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.82 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.76 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4185 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.78 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.53 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4185 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.17 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4185 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.86 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200028us. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.