Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 1 km WNW of McLoud, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of McLoud, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 8, 2015, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-08-09 02:56:18 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.439° N, 97.109° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
28
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 4.3 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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.52 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.72 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.68 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.811 km WNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.14 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.79 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.9Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.410 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 23
  12. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.110 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.63 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.313 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 30
  16. 2.35 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.810 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.05 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  20. 3.312 km N of Seminole, Oklahoma · 4054 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.64 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.512 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.512 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.66 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.39 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 20
  26. 2.710 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.710 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.05 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 3.17 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 9
  30. 2.87 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.310 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 26
  32. 2.84 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.52 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.01 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.52 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.92 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  38. 3.22 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.56 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.56 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.86 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.71 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.69 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.84 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.39 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.110 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.510 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.75 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.55 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.34 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.24 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  54. 3.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 125
  55. 2.69 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.09 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.93 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  58. 3.44 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
  59. 2.56 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.94 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4039 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.54 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.812 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.35 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.75 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.05 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1

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