Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 17, 2016, 4:17 AM CDT (09:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-17 09:17:34 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.805° N, 98.540° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
114°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3719 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.5Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.12 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.06 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.65 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3714 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3713 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.57 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.22 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3707 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.39 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3706 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.519 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3705 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.89 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3704 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3704 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  38. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.612 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.66 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.611 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3701 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3701 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3701 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.911 km E of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 3.34 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.01 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3699 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.96 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3699 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.813 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.05 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3698 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.76 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3698 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.06 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3697 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.85 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3697 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.85 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.65 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 2.93 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.75 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.59 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006fc2. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.