Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 10 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 10 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma on Mon, May 4, 2015, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-05-04 23:59:52 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.600° N, 97.054° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
77°
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. 3.17 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 15
  3. 3.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  4. 3.33 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.06 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.86 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.73 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.63 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 13
  12. 3.03 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.35 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.912 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.58 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.64 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.52 km WNW of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.56 km NW of Quay, OK · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.43 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.28 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 35
  22. 2.7Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.25 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.93 km WSW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.47 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.26 km SW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.68 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 80
  30. 2.26 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.33 km N of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.66 km N of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.011 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.95 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.712 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.310 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 11
  38. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4126 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 3.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  40. 3.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  41. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.69 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4125 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  47. 2.68 km NNE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4124 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.59 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.83 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.54 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.73 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 3.56 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002bmm. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.