Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 8:00 AM CDT (13:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-07 13:00:18 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.731° N, 98.749° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
167°
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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.7Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 56
  4. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 56
  5. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  10. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 557
  12. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 55
  15. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 3.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 11
  18. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.77 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  23. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.617 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.5Kansas · 3725 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.016 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.15 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.59 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3717 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.5Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.6Kansas · 3729 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.610 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006eg9. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.