Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 23, 2016, 3:06 PM CST (21:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-23 21:06:27 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.673° N, 97.385° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.45 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 28
  3. 2.710 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.711 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.13 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 10
  7. 2.412 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 95
  9. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.64 km WSW of Luther, Oklahoma · 3862 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 41
  12. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.53 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3861 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
  15. 3.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 17
  16. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.46 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.68 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3860 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.01 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 48
  23. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.94 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.78 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.86 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.46 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.45 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 8
  31. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 3.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.86 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.63 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.03 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.78 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.42 km NNE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  40. 3.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 12
  41. 3.09 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.917 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3850 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  49. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  53. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  54. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  55. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.64 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.47 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.0Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
  5. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 32
  6. 2.95 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  7. 3.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.65 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  10. 3.76 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 253
  11. 2.85 km E of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 3864 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 222
  13. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 31
  14. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 58
  15. 3.04 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  16. 3.13 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  17. 2.27 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.54 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.8Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004s5p. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.