Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-12 22:30:52 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.024° N, 97.876° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 4.6 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.97 km NE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  6. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 61
  7. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.65 km SSE of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3640 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 14
  13. 2.27 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 115
  20. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.89 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 17
  24. 3.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  25. 2.7Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.57 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  27. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  28. 3.13 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.33 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 17
  30. 3.01 km ENE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 31
  31. 2.93 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  32. 2.72 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 3.43 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9

Before

  1. 2.57 km NNE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  2. 3.51 km WSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3665 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1,327
  3. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 14
  4. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.81 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.44 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 17
  7. 2.61 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.78 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.33 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 13

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006p5i. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.