Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km S of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km S of Byron, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-03-16 23:01:08 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.834° N, 98.297° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
99°
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. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.811 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.86 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.56 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.3Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.95 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.53 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3820 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.212 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.613 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.64 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 3.43 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 32
  30. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.112 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3816 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 3.51 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.8Kansas · 3814 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3814 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.16 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 3.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 3.113 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005ab3. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:48 AM UTC.