Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 9, 2015, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-09 20:30:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.608° N, 98.348° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.8 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
135°
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. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.55 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.610 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.66 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.65 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.56 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.76 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.61 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.65 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.57 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4194 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4194 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.512 km ESE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.56 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 3.012 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.55 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.75 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.67 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.05 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4193 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4193 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.83 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.012 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4193 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.52 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.58 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4193 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.52 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4193 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.82 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.84 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.24 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4193 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.26 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.56 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.06 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4192 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 3.511 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  45. 3.36 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.63 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.77 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 3.46 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.62 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.63 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.15 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.87 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.63 km SSW of Danville, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.511 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.613 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.25 km SSW of Goltry, OK · 4191 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 38
  57. 1.71 km NNE of Milan, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4191 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.32 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4191 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tng3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.