Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 10:50 PM CST (04:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2026-02-28 04:50:03 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 98.542° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
95

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km S of Watonga, Oklahoma · 213 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.815 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 200 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.41 km SE of Danville, Kansas · 187 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.614 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.516 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 173 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.615 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 172 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.615 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 164 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.35 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 160 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 157 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.62 km SSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 219 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.61 km S of Watonga, Oklahoma · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 225 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.71 km S of Watonga, Oklahoma · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.61 km SSE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 227 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.63 km SSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 228 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.61 km S of Watonga, Oklahoma · 228 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.72 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.62 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 230 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.71 km SSE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.12 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.61 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 240 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.69 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.715 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026ecit. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.