Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 17, 2015, 8:31 AM CDT (13:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km W of Langston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-03-17 13:31:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.544° N, 96.761° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
65°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.53 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.87 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.69 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.79 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.713 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.910 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 34
  12. 2.85 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.79 km ESE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  15. 3.44 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.32 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  18. 3.39 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 13
  19. 2.69 km NNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.64 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 3.62 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 24
  23. 2.82 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 3.66 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.66 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.910 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.711 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 20
  28. 2.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.511 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.213 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.55 km SSE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.56 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10
  33. 3.17 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.78 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.58 km NNE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  36. 3.24 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 10
  37. 2.89 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.79 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.42 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.11 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.66 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.74 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.64 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.610 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.5Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 3.08 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 13
  48. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 7
  49. 2.78 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.313 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  51. 2.56 km SSE of Warwick, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.77 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.93 km W of Boley, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.65 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.55 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.66 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.07 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 37
  58. 2.56 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.65 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.79 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.59 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.59 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.110 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.43 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.67 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.66 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.03 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.03 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.24 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.53 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.66 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.12 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.710 km S of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.89 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.310 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.56 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.56 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.67 km W of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.59 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001n36. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.