Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 0 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 0 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 21, 2017, 12:06 PM CDT (17:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-21 17:06:46 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.307° N, 97.588° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
38°
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: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.18 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3471 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 37
  4. 2.52 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 3471 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.89 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.92 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 13
  16. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 64
  21. 2.58 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.48 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.63 km S of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 4.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 257
  32. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.78 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.512 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.28 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.510 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3458 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.69 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  55. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.72 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.94 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.56 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3472 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.510 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3473 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.110 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3473 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.811 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3474 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.97 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3475 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.68 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008tjq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.