Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 12:43 PM CDT (17:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-16 17:43:49 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.634° N, 97.649° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
90°
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. 2.78 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.17 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 161
  3. 2.88 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.02 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.77 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.54 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.83 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.64 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.55 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.69 km NNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.87 km NE of Milan, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.66 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 53
  18. 2.17 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.97 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.66 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.58 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.65 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.16 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 17
  26. 2.88 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.62 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4163 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4163 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.17 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4163 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.51 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4163 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.97 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4163 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.55 km E of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4163 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 3.13 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.94 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.82 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.84 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.85 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.74 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4161 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.011 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.710 km S of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.72 km SSE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.74 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.96 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.83 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.97 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4160 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.96 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4160 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4160 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4160 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.82 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4160 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4160 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 3.511 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4160 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 11

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001mtp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.