M2.9 earthquake 7 km S of Paden, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km S of Paden, Oklahoma on Sun, May 15, 2011, 12:55 AM CDT (05:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2011-05-15 05:55:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.437° N, 96.569° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.88 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5613 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 15
- 2.78 km S of Luther, Oklahoma · 5611 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
- 2.56 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 5584 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.67 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 5570 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000j1mn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:04 AM UTC.