Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 1 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma on Mon, May 2, 2016, 8:44 AM CDT (13:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-02 13:44:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.920° N, 97.353° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.512 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.55 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.811 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.610 km N of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
  12. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.78 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.52 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.66 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3778 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.25 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.56 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.27 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.52 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.95 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.67 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.74 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.37 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.64 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.66 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.08 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.55 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.05 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.34 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.66 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.93 km NNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005d0h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC.