Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 9:27 PM CDT (02:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 4 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-03-15 02:27:52 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.787° N, 96.988° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Carney.

From the USGS event page for us10004xng. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.35 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.60 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3852 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.94 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3851 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.06 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.48 km WNW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.37 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.46 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.6Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.60 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.10 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.66 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.66 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.26 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.5Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  27. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 726
  28. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 31
  29. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  32. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 3.2Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 3.2Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 12
  38. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 19
  44. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.24 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  49. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.35 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.70 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 3.05 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  60. 3.32 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3853 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.46 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3854 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.81 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3855 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.65 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  12. 3.13 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3856 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  14. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  16. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3857 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.611 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3858 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.03 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3859 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xng. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.