Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 12:20 AM CDT (05:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 0 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-07-14 05:20:24 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.674° N, 97.086° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
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. 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4082 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.00 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.56 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.03 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.76 km SW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.83 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.59 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4081 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.710 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.75 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.56 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 4080 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.31 km NE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.30 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  15. 3.02 km WNW of McLoud, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 4079 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.16 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.15 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4078 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.07 km SSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.11 km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  21. 3.01 km W of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.74 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 29
  23. 2.55 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 3.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  25. 3.04 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  26. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 10
  27. 3.25 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.96 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.55 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.05 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.54 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.44 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 3.85 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 76
  35. 4.54 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3,771
  36. 3.04 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.87 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 22
  38. 2.69 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.55 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.67 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  41. 3.54 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 18
  42. 4.14 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 318
  43. 2.91 km ENE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 21
  44. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.34 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  47. 2.85 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.310 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.51 km SE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.713 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.69 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.23 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.7Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.62 km SSW of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.69 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.34 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.85 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.59 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.910 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 3.311 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002xcl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.