Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma on Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 2:20 AM CDT (07:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-04-24 07:20:13 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.832° N, 97.783° 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, 4.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
31°
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: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.38 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3438 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.82 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.010 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.04 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.43 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3436 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3435 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3435 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.51 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3434 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.29 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3434 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.06 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3433 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3433 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 15
  19. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3433 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.34 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3433 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.71 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.79 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3432 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.22 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3431 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.98 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
  26. 2.610 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3430 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3429 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.59 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.69 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.53 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.64 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 3428 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 3.73 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3428 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 14
  37. 2.211 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3427 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3427 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.54 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3427 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3426 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.48 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.25 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3425 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.010 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 3.310 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  48. 3.010 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.46 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3423 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 15
  50. 2.48 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3422 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.88 km SSE of Milton, Kansas · 3422 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  52. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3422 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3421 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.416 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3420 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.617 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.27 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3419 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3419 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 142

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.76 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.06 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.56 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3438 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.72 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3439 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  7. 3.0Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.33 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.64 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 3440 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.87 km ESE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3440 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3441 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3441 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3442 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10008k7m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.