Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 3, 2015, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-08-03 22:08:40 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.689° N, 98.607° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.9 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
131°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.66 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.47 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.92 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.08 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.112 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.44 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.04 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  12. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.62 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  16. 3.07 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.60 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 3.34 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.11 km SSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.95 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.86 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.66 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.62 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.92 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.95 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.52 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 3.19 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.94 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.64 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.72 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4070 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.64 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4070 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.86 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4070 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  44. 3.19 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4069 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.94 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4069 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.57 km E of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4069 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4069 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 3.02 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4069 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.86 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4069 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 3.52 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4068 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 3.17 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.05 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.75 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4068 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.22 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4068 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.84 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4067 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.54 km N of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4067 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.64 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4067 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.63 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4067 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.84 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.75 km WNW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.67 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.74 km ENE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.011 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.5Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.6Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.52 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.610 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4077 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.35 km WNW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 12
  14. 1.66 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.67 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4078 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.53 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.97 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4079 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.02 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4079 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4080 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002xmf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:27 AM UTC.