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Earthquakes near Bethany, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Bethany in the 24 hours to 3:01 am CDT (08:01 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 39 km (24 mi) WNW, at 1:26 am CDT on 14 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 2 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.6

Latest: 11:55 pm CDT on 12 June 2026 · 27 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bethany was M 2.6, 27 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK, at 11:55 pm CDT on 12 June 2026, 7 km deep. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Bethany was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Bethany since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Bethany in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.0
Last 12 months
7 · largest M 2.6 on 12 June 2026
Since 2016
528 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.3 on 12 January 2024, 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
Reported felt
321 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Sep 14 Sep 29 Oct 13
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.7–M2.5), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.3 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Bethany, OK · felt by 7
  2. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Bethany, OK
  3. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Bethany, OK
  4. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Bethany, OK
  5. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  6. 2.6 27 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 13
  7. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Bethany, OK
  8. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Bethany, OK
  9. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 3
  10. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  11. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  12. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 3
  13. 2.8 28 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 17
  14. 2.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 65
  15. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) W of Bethany, OK
  16. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 2
  17. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  18. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 73
  19. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Bethany, OK · felt by 3
  20. 1.7 23 km (15 mi) S of Bethany, OK · felt by 1
  21. 1.9 23 km (15 mi) S of Bethany, OK · felt by 4
  22. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  23. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 2
  24. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  25. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  26. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 11
  27. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NW of Bethany, OK
  28. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 6
  29. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  30. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  31. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 1
  32. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 1
  33. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  34. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Bethany, OK
  35. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 1
  36. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  37. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 4
  38. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 1
  39. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  40. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  41. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  42. 2.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 78
  43. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 26
  44. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 2
  45. 2.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 51
  46. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  47. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  48. 3.4 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 391
  49. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Bethany, OK
  50. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Bethany, OK · felt by 98

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Bethany time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bethany are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Bethany; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Bethany

The strongest shaking in Bethany from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.3 on 12 January 2024, 27 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Bethany (est.)
M 4.3 27 kmIV · Light · felt by 3,578
M 4.2 26 kmIV · Light · felt by 815
M 4.2 27 kmIV · Light · felt by 1,321
M 4.1 26 kmIV · Light · felt by 1,735
M 3.7 26 kmIV · Light · felt by 253

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Bethany.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Warr Acres 1 km · Yukon 12 km · Oklahoma City 12 km · Mustang 17 km · Del City 19 km · Edmond 20 km · Midwest City 23 km · Spencer 23 km

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