Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 30, 2015, 5:14 AM CDT (10:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-30 10:14:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.519° N, 99.004° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001tcf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.