Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sat, May 16, 2015, 9:25 AM CDT (14:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-05-16 14:25:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.603° N, 97.071° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
33

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. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.59 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.83 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.54 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.73 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.56 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.411 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.89 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 13
  16. 2.84 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.75 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.55 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.911 km SE of Cashion, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.58 km NNE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.76 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
  24. 3.46 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.96 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.33 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.96 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.94 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  30. 2.76 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.36 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  32. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.77 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 4.06 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 37
  35. 3.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  36. 2.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.80 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.40 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.26 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.85 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 4.36 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 294
  43. 3.14 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.59 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.912 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 3.06 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  48. 3.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.512 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 28
  50. 3.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  52. 3.14 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.09 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.64 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 3.6Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 174
  58. 3.510 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.710 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 4.09 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 465

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100029sg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.