M2.7 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 28, 2015, 11:12 AM CST (17:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-12-28 17:12:29 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.526° N, 98.998° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 186°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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
- 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 3.817 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 13
- 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.59 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.84 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.55 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.96 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3897 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
- 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3897 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.86 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3897 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3897 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.07 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
- 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.218 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
- 3.08 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
- 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.29 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
- 3.16 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3896 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 2.57 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3895 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3895 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3895 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.57 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3895 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.07 km NE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3894 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
- 2.63 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3894 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 3.0Oklahoma · 3894 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 3.34 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 2.811 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.83 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3893 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.77 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3892 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
- 2.66 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3891 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 2.722 km SW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3891 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.68 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.69 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.94 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
- 2.56 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.71 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
- 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.67 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
- 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.713 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
- 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.7Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
- 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.55 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004a46. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.