Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 5, 2016, 12:02 PM CDT (17:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-05 17:02:33 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.026° N, 97.858° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 115
  7. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.89 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 17
  11. 3.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.7Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.57 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.13 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.33 km S of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 17
  17. 3.01 km ENE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 31
  18. 2.93 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.72 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.43 km SSW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  21. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3599 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3597 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3593 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.77 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 3583 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3579 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 14
  2. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.1Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.65 km SSE of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 61
  8. 2.97 km NE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 11
  9. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 18
  11. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.46 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.57 km NNE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  15. 3.51 km WSW of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1,327
  16. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 14
  17. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006wg4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.