Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Fri, May 27, 2016, 1:25 AM CDT (06:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-27 06:25:10 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.789° N, 98.332° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
76°
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 ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.86 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.35 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3749 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3746 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.0Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.32 km SSE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.65 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.75 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.56 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.55 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.95 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 3.45 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.66 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.15 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005yfg. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.