Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma on Wed, Jun 29, 2016, 9:15 AM CDT (14:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-06-29 14:15:16 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.008° N, 97.795° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 1.1 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.93 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.99 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.66 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.83 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.83 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.53 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.13 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.54 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.84 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 8
  14. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.73 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.83 km NNE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 33
  18. 2.77 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.03 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.43 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 11
  21. 2.60 km ENE of Cimarron City, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  26. 3.13 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 3705 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 19
  27. 2.37 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  29. 2.48 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 84
  31. 3.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.56 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.33 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 13
  34. 4.02 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 517
  35. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.62 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.42 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.53 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.78 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.73 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.61 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.57 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.54 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.94 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.66 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.42 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.24 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 18
  12. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 29
  13. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 11
  15. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200067yi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.