M2.8 earthquake 3 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 5, 2017, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a57v. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.