M3.0 earthquake 4 km E of Marland, Oklahoma
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Marland, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 12:11 PM CDT (17:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km SSW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-10-12 17:11:35 UTC
- Depth
- 4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.569° N, 97.099° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.2 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- 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
- 1.511 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.87 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
- 1.512 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.18 km SSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.914 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
- 1.611 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 1.711 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.5Kansas · 3964 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.51 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.3Kansas · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 1.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.77 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 3.110 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.59 km SE of Waldron, Kansas · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3961 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.69 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.2Kansas · 3961 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 3.2Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 2.15 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3961 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.43 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
- 1.65 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3961 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.83 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 2.55 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
- 2.64 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.04 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.610 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.29 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 23
- 3.79 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 53
- 1.512 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.72 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
- 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
- 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.69 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 2.63 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
- 3.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
- 4.111 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 308
- 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
- 3.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
- 2.710 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 2.911 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3958 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.710 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
- 2.07 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3958 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.710 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.85 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3958 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.912 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.710 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3958 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003n2a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC.