Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 9, 2015, 6:03 PM CDT (23:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km SE of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-09 23:03:36 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.623° N, 97.700° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
60°
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. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.53 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.08 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3987 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.25 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.6Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.9Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.56 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.58 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.66 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.81 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.4Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.69 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.55 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.08 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3985 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 3.41 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13
  20. 1.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3985 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.58 km S of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.711 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.68 km SSE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.8Oklahoma · 3985 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.520 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  27. 3.610 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 14
  28. 2.59 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.4Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.612 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  33. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3984 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 3.13 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.80 km W of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3984 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.37 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.59 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3983 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3983 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.511 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.18 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3983 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.69 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.56 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 22
  47. 3.36 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  48. 3.014 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.24 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.04 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.79 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.54 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.811 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3982 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3982 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.34 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3981 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.78 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3981 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003hqp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.