Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 2:45 AM CDT (07:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-21 07:45:30 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.744° N, 97.390° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
52°
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. 2.519 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.62 km SE of Quay, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4185 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 450
  6. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.2Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.07 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.76 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.53 km SW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4184 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.73 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.74 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.35 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.31 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.22 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.23 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 10
  21. 2.51 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.712 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4183 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.27 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.66 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.92 km ESE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.65 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4182 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.46 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.50 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.77 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.53 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.07 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.94 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.54 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 3.54 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 28
  35. 2.53 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4181 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.5Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.310 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
  38. 2.67 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.57 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4180 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.89 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.36 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.84 km W of Prague, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.57 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.97 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.77 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4179 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  49. 3.0Oklahoma · 4178 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 3.36 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4178 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.610 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4177 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.58 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4177 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.610 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4177 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.613 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4177 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.24 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4177 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4176 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 13
  57. 3.87 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4176 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 28
  58. 3.36 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4176 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.77 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4176 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.14 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4176 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001pcq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.