Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 26, 2015, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-26 09:40:41 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.605° N, 97.058° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 2.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
110°
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

  1. 3.39 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.010 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4147 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.42 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.69 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.07 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 18
  6. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.87 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.58 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 56
  9. 3.02 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.69 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.95 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.610 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.87 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.78 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.73 km ESE of Quay, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.67 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4143 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.07 km SE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.34 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.5Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.47 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.75 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 15
  23. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.37 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.2Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.76 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
  27. 2.35 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.26 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 3.210 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  32. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.63 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 3.03 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.5Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.14 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.57 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 3.18 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.52 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 11
  42. 3.17 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  43. 3.010 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 9
  44. 3.59 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 37
  45. 2.75 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.77 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.54 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.72 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4134 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.48 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4134 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.3Oklahoma · 4134 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.211 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.55 km SW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.17 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  54. 3.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 15
  55. 3.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  56. 3.33 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
  57. 2.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 3.06 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.86 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200029gs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.