M2.5 earthquake 9 km NW of Arpelar, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Arpelar, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 2, 2016, 9:13 PM CST (03:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 3 km SSW of Haileyville, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-02-03 03:13:32 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.991° N, 96.051° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.110 km S of Paden, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
- 2.22 km NE of Mill Creek, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 2.12 km E of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3894 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
- 2.55 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004wrm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.