Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma on Sat, May 28, 2016, 8:47 PM CDT (01:47 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-29 01:47:13 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.838° N, 98.241° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.3 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
96°
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. 3.35 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3747 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.75 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.0Kansas · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 3.32 km SSE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.65 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.75 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.56 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.55 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.95 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.45 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.66 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 3.15 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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