Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km S of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km S of Byron, Oklahoma on Sun, May 8, 2016, 5:30 AM CDT (10:30 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-08 10:30:21 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.827° N, 98.296° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
80°
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. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.93 km NNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3769 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.83 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3769 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.68 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.95 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.86 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.55 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.58 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 3.15 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.54 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.54 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 3.45 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3761 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3760 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.55 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3759 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.12 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3759 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.9Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 3.417 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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