M3.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 6:45 PM CDT (23:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km ENE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 130.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003juv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 PM UTC.