Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma on Fri, May 22, 2015, 7:09 AM CDT (12:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 7 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-05-22 12:09:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.613° N, 98.404° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.96 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.68 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.08 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.25 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.84 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.99 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.57 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.60 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.67 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 15
  18. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.24 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.53 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.63 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 3.03 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.5Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  31. 3.08 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.57 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.58 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.83 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.52 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.56 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.53 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.62 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 3.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 12
  47. 1.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.78 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 3.2Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.55 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4138 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4147 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4147 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.07 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.86 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4147 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.57 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.63 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.65 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.77 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.14 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.22 km W of Harper, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.88 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.84 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.97 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.03 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4149 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002bd1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.