Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma on Wed, Jun 15, 2016, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-15 14:50:59 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.725° N, 98.730° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3746 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.0Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.32 km SSE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.75 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.56 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.55 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.95 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.45 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.66 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.15 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.39 km N of Harper, Kansas · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 3.35 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.54 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064j2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.