M2.5 earthquake 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma on Sun, May 25, 2025, 12:57 AM CDT (05:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SE of Braman, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.45	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.28 · 32 stations
2.4	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.089 · 33 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2025kdof (also filed as us7000q1d3). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.