Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma on Thu, Feb 11, 2016, 9:09 PM CST (03:09 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-12 03:09:57 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.879° N, 97.796° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
56°
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. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.75 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.5Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.65 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.72 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.18 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004zn2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.