Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km S of Wakita, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km S of Wakita, Oklahoma on Sat, May 2, 2015, 1:12 PM CDT (18:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-05-02 18:12:15 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.785° N, 97.912° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
62°
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. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.83 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.612 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.06 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.81 km NW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.14 km E of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.83 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.54 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.73 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 3.016 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.56 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  28. 3.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.89 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 13
  34. 2.84 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.66 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.94 km E of Harper, Kansas · 4120 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.61 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 3.05 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.63 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4119 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.96 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  43. 3.36 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  44. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.75 km E of Harper, Kansas · 4119 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.911 km SW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 4.06 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 37
  49. 1.93 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 3.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.8Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.58 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.96 km WSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.91 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4117 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.47 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4117 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.87 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4117 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.511 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.85 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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