Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma on Sun, May 1, 2016, 12:00 AM CDT (05:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-01 05:00:11 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.531° N, 98.457° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
66°
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. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.78 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.66 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.25 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.56 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.27 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.52 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.77 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.67 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.74 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.37 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.67 km ENE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.66 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.57 km N of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.08 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.610 km SSE of Sun City, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.93 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.34 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3769 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.95 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ct7. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC.