M2.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 12:33 PM CDT (17:33 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005fvw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.