Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 4:21 PM CST (22:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km W of Deer Creek, 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
2017-01-30 22:21:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.074° N, 97.766° 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, 4.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
26°
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: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3532 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3532 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.57 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3531 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.68 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3531 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.27 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.93 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.412 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.84 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.5Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.014 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.78 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.71 km SW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.71 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.13 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.6Oklahoma · 3521 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.65 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.76 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3518 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3518 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.312 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3517 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 109
  28. 2.812 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3517 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.7Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.64 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.53 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3515 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.59 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.77 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3514 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3513 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3512 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 8
  37. 3.49 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3512 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.72 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.817 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.517 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3511 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.94 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3510 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.06 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.85 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3509 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 3.49 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3508 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3507 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.514 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3507 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3506 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.83 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3506 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.86 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.76 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3505 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.70 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3501 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 23

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 3.01 km SSE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3534 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.710 km NNE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.813 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.53 km NNW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.01 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3535 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3536 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.010 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.54 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.86 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.20 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3538 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.6Oklahoma · 3538 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.9Oklahoma · 3538 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.23 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 9
  18. 3.03 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3539 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.94 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3540 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.05 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3540 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007wb0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.