Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 12:28 PM CDT (17:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-23 17:28:39 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.099° N, 97.350° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
61°
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. 2.63 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.910 km SSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.52 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.95 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.53 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.75 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.24 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.02 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  14. 3.04 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.45 km ENE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.614 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.92 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.810 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.69 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.11 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 21
  22. 2.66 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.61 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.95 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.75 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.49 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  27. 3.02 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.63 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 3.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  30. 3.13 km NNE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.57 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.53 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.55 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.512 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.95 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.514 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.811 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  39. 3.04 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.97 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7
  43. 3.17 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  44. 3.14 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 11
  45. 3.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.87 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.84 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.22 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  49. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.52 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3990 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.63 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3989 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.53 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3988 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3987 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.62 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.64 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.72 km WSW of Agra, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 3.23 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3986 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 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 us20003nhs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.