Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 9, 2015, 1:49 AM CDT (06:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-09 06:49:58 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.673° N, 97.079° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
45°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.68 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.811 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.14 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.79 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.9Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.72 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
  12. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.410 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 23
  14. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.110 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.63 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.313 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 30
  18. 2.35 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4069 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.810 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4069 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.05 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 8
  22. 3.312 km N of Seminole, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  23. 2.713 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4066 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.64 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.512 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4065 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.512 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.3Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  31. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.66 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 3.39 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 20
  35. 2.710 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.86 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.710 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.05 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 3.17 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 9
  41. 2.87 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.310 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 26
  43. 2.84 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.52 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.01 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.52 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.92 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  49. 3.22 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.56 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.56 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.86 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.71 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.69 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.84 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 3.39 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4055 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4055 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 3.110 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4055 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4055 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.86 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.61 km WNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 28
  3. 2.54 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.812 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.35 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.75 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.05 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.82 km SSW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.512 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.07 km SSW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.55 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.57 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.74 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.26 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.98 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.27 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000314t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.