Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 16, 2016, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-17 02:18:56 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.456° N, 98.403° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
58°
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. 2.51 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3686 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.522 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.28 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.66 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.711 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.93 km SSE of Bluff City, KS · 3684 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 15
  9. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3683 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.45 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.15 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.75 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.25 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.27 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3680 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.22 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3679 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3679 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.98 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.410 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 3.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 24
  29. 3.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  30. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.810 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.06 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.18 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.05 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3675 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.58 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.34 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 13
  38. 2.68 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.54 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 3.214 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.813 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.76 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.46 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 25
  47. 2.64 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 79
  50. 1.65 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3671 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.55 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3671 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.97 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.714 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  57. 1.66 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3669 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 11
  59. 2.76 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 3.19 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ebf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.