Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 15, 2016, 8:21 AM CDT (13:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-15 13:21:24 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.846° N, 97.705° 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, 5.3 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. 1.86 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.810 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.06 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.18 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.05 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3674 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.58 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.34 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 13
  9. 2.68 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.54 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.16 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3673 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.214 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.813 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.5Kansas · 3673 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3672 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.76 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.55 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.55 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.60 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.46 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 25
  26. 2.64 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 5.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 48,764
  28. 3.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 18
  29. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.710 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 15
  33. 2.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.711 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 25
  38. 2.7Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.49 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.59 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.35 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.69 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.59 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.5Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 3.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 12
  50. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.1Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.99 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.411 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 117
  54. 1.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.915 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 9
  56. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.114 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.614 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 72

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006exl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.