Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 28, 2015, 4:44 PM CST (22:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-28 22:44:34 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.496° N, 98.413° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Station coverage gap
97°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.87 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.16 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 17
  16. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.85 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.96 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.86 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.67 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.59 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.29 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.76 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.03 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.66 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 44
  34. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.2Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.86 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.16 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.622 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.66 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.73 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.37 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.78 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.712 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.26 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.21 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.79 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tk2x. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.