Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma on Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 3:39 PM CDT (20:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-07 20:39:03 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.081° N, 97.597° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.13 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.54 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.56 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.84 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.14 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.43 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.73 km NE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.53 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.83 km NNE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 33
  14. 2.77 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.72 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.03 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.43 km WSW of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 11
  18. 2.84 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.17 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.60 km ENE of Cimarron City, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
  22. 2.67 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.71 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.13 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 3704 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 19
  29. 2.37 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3697 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.48 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3696 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3695 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 84
  33. 3.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3694 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.56 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3693 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 3.33 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3689 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 13
  36. 4.02 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 517
  37. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.62 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.42 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.53 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3688 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.83 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3687 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.78 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.73 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.61 km ESE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3678 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.21 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.44 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 17
  48. 2.81 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.82 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.66 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.52 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.61 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.99 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.93 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.88 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.010 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.94 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  19. 3.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  20. 2.57 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100061qe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.