Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 7 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 7 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 30, 2015, 12:00 AM CST (06:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-12-30 06:00:10 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 98.380° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
80°
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. 2.02 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.67 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.25 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.616 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 5.118 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4,049
  7. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 33
  8. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.19 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 5
  12. 3.417 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.417 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 28
  16. 2.516 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  26. 3.26 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.2Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.5Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 11
  30. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.4Kansas · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 3.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.817 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 10
  38. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.54 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 27
  42. 2.910 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.97 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.79 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.57 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004ade. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 AM UTC.