Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 27, 2015, 10:16 PM CDT (03:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-28 03:16:56 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.627° N, 97.674° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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 1.0 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. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3968 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3968 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3968 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.916 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3968 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3967 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.47 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.35 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3967 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.65 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3967 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.67 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.55 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3967 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.60 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.73 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3967 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.08 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.011 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.54 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.8Kansas · 3966 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.64 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3966 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.7Kansas · 3966 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.710 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.5Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 3.411 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3966 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.97 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3966 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.17 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.5Kansas · 3965 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.612 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 3.17 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.59 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3965 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.511 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.87 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3965 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  46. 1.512 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 3.18 km SSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.914 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3964 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.611 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.8Oklahoma · 3964 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  51. 2.08 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.711 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.67 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 4.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3963 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 447
  55. 1.56 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.5Kansas · 3963 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.812 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.51 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3963 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3963 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003ilk. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.