Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 26, 2017, 12:15 PM CDT (17:15 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-26 17:15:55 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.906° N, 98.298° 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, 5.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.48 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.015 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.715 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.710 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.63 km S of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.78 km SSE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.75 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 12
  21. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.72 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.94 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.82 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.42 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.56 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.35 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.29 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.51 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.26 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3449 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.36 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3447 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12
  42. 3.17 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.76 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.87 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.83 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.714 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.51 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  50. 3.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3442 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.38 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  52. 2.63 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 11
  55. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  56. 2.33 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 3.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 15
  58. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.35 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 8
  60. 2.43 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 3.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 64
  2. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 13
  7. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.92 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.89 km SE of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.714 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.62 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3473 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.97 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3475 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008uu9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.