Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 28, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-28 19:52:40 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.531° N, 98.594° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
43°
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. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3790 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3790 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3789 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.65 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.58 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.98 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3788 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.011 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.08 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.78 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.311 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.13 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.07 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.911 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.512 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.811 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.98 km W of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9
  45. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.78 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.66 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.25 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.56 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.27 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.77 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005c8e. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.